What does גְּבִירָה (gĕbiyrāh) mean in the Bible?
גְּבִירָה (gĕbiyrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a mistress".
Hebrew · H1377
גְּבִירָה
A mistress
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גְּבִירָהH1377
Pronunciationgĕbiyrāh
What does גְּבִירָה (gĕbiyrāh) mean in the Bible?
גְּבִירָה (gĕbiyrāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a mistress".
Full entry for גְּבִירָה (H1377) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1377?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from [her position as] queen mother (2), and to the queen mother (1), of Queen (1), of the queen mother (1), the queen mother (1).
Where does גְּבִירָה (gĕbiyrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 11:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), Jeremiah (2), 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfrom [her position as] queen mother2×1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 15:16
and to the queen mother1×Jeremiah 13:18
of Queen1×1 Kings 11:19
of the queen mother1×2 Kings 10:13
the queen mother1×Jeremiah 29:2
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 11:19הַגְּבִירָֽה׃toof QueenArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 15:13מִגְּבִירָ֔הtofrom [her position as] queen motherPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular2 Kings 10:13הַגְּבִירָֽה׃toof the queen motherArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 15:16מִגְּבִירָ֔הtofrom [her position as] queen motherPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 13:18וְלַגְּבִירָ֖הtoand to the queen motherConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 29:2וְהַגְּבִירָ֨הtothe queen motherConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 11:19
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
1 Kings22 Kings12 Chronicles1Jeremiah2
Source forms
הַגְּבִירָֽה׃2xhag·gə·ḇî·rāh1 Kings 11:19, 2 Kings 10:13
מִגְּבִירָ֔ה2xmig·gə·ḇî·rāh1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 15:16
וְהַגְּבִירָ֨ה1xwə·hag·gə·ḇî·rāhJeremiah 29:2
וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה1xwə·lag·gə·ḇî·rāhJeremiah 13:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular2x1 Kings 11:19, 2 Kings 10:13
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular2x1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 15:16
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 29:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 13:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a mistress
Source Gloss
a mistress
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a mistress BDB: lady Usage: queen.
Word Origins
גְּבִירָה is built from this root: