What does גֶּבֶר mean in the Bible?
גֶּבֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply".
Hebrew · H1397
גֶּבֶר
Properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply
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גֶּבֶר H1397
What does גֶּבֶר mean in the Bible?
גֶּבֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1397?
The BSB source-word alignment has 66 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a man (9), of a man (6), man (5), like a man (4), . . . (3).
Where does גֶּבֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 10:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (15), Psalms (10), Jeremiah (9), Proverbs (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a man 9× Job 4:17, Job 14:14, Job 33:29, Job 34:9
of a man 6× Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Job 10:5, Psalms 37:23
man 5× Job 34:7, Psalms 89:48, Proverbs 24:5, Jeremiah 30:6
like a man 4× Job 38:3, Job 40:7, Psalms 88:4, Jeremiah 23:9
. . . 3× 1 Chronicles 24:4, Psalms 18:25, Proverbs 6:34
is the man 3× Psalms 34:8, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 127:5
men 3× Exodus 12:37, 1 Chronicles 26:12, Job 34:34
the man 3× Psalms 52:7, Jeremiah 17:5, Zechariah 13:7
[is] the man 2× Psalms 94:12, Jeremiah 17:7
man by man 2× Joshua 7:14, Joshua 7:18
[his] 1× Lamentations 3:39
A boy 1× Job 3:3
A man’s 1× Proverbs 20:24
am the man 1× Lamentations 3:1
and a man 1× Deuteronomy 22:5
and the family 1× Joshua 7:17
both men 1× Jeremiah 44:20
But a man 1× Job 14:10
Can a man 1× Job 22:2
each 1× Joel 2:8
for a man 1× Lamentations 3:27
from 1× Job 33:17
leader 1× Proverbs 28:3
men’s 1× Deuteronomy 22:5
O mighty man 1× Isaiah 22:17
of men 1× 1 Chronicles 23:3
of the man 1× 2 Samuel 23:1
Oh, that a man 1× Job 16:21
only the men 1× Exodus 10:11
that this man 1× Proverbs 30:1
the men 1× Jeremiah 43:6
the soldiers 1× Jeremiah 41:16
to the man 1× Psalms 128:4
warrior 1× Judges 5:30
Why is life given to a man 1× Job 3:23
yet a man 1× Proverbs 28:21
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 10:11 הַגְּבָרִים֙ to only the men Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 12:37 הַגְּבָרִ֖ים to men Article | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 24:3 הַגֶּ֖בֶר to of a man Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 24:15 הַגֶּ֖בֶר to of a man Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:5 גֶ֙בֶר֙ to men’s Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:5 גֶּ֖בֶר to and a man Noun - masculine singular Joshua 7:14 לַגְּבָרִֽים׃ to man by man Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Joshua 7:17 לַגְּבָרִ֔ים to and the family Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Joshua 7:18 לַגְּבָרִ֑ים to man by man Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Judges 5:30 גֶּ֔בֶר to warrior Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 10:11
Aligned rows 66
Books represented 18
Exodus 2 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 3 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 3 Job 15 Psalms 10 Proverbs 8 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 9 Lamentations 4 Daniel 1 Joel 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
גֶּ֣בֶר 4x ge·ḇer Proverbs 28:3, Proverbs 30:19, Micah 2:2, Zechariah 13:7
גָּ֑בֶר 4x gā·ḇer Job 22:2, Job 34:9, Proverbs 6:34, Isaiah 22:17
גֶּ֖בֶר 3x ge·ḇer Deuteronomy 22:5, Jeremiah 22:30, Lamentations 3:39
גָֽבֶר׃ 3x ḡā·ḇer Job 3:3, Job 10:5, Daniel 8:15
גָּֽבֶר׃ 3x gā·ḇer Job 4:17, Job 33:29, Proverbs 28:21
הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ 3x hag·ge·ḇer 2 Samuel 23:1, Jeremiah 17:5, Lamentations 3:1
הַגֶּ֗בֶר 3x hag·ge·ḇer Psalms 40:4, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 127:5
גֶ֥בֶר 2x ḡe·ḇer Job 34:7, Psalms 37:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 31x Deuteronomy 22:5, Judges 5:30, Job 3:3, Job 4:17
Article | Noun - masculine singular 12x Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, 2 Samuel 23:1, Psalms 34:8
Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, 1 Chronicles 24:4, 1 Chronicles 26:12
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 3x Job 38:3, Job 40:7, Psalms 88:4
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Joshua 7:14, Joshua 7:17, Joshua 7:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 14:10, Job 34:34
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 18:25, Zechariah 13:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 3:23, Job 16:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply
Source Gloss
properly, a valiant man or warrior ; generally, a person simply
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply BDB: man Usage: every one, man, × mighty.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֶּבֶר is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain