What does גְּבֶרֶת (gĕḇereṯ) mean in the Bible?
גְּבֶרֶת (gĕḇereṯ): Female counterpart to master; denotes a woman of authority or social rank within household hierarchy
Hebrew · H1404
גְּבֶרֶת
Mistress
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גְּבֶרֶת H1404
Pronunciation gĕḇereṯ
What does גְּבֶרֶת (gĕḇereṯ) mean in the Bible?
גְּבֶרֶת (gĕḇereṯ): Female counterpart to master; denotes a woman of authority or social rank within household hierarchy
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1404?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her mistress (3), and mistress (1), my mistress (1), of her mistress (1), queen (1).
Where does גְּבֶרֶת (gĕḇereṯ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 16:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (3), Isaiah (3), 2 Kings (1), Proverbs (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 It her mistress 3× Genesis 16:4, 2 Kings 5:3, Proverbs 30:23
and mistress 1× Isaiah 24:2
my mistress 1× Genesis 16:8
of her mistress 1× Psalms 123:2
queen 1× Isaiah 47:7
the queen 1× Isaiah 47:5
your mistress 1× Genesis 16:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 16:4 גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ to her mistress Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 16:8 גְּבִרְתִּ֔י to my mistress Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Genesis 16:9 גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ to your mistress Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 2 Kings 5:3 גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ to her mistress Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 123:2 גְּבִ֫רְתָּ֥הּ to of her mistress Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Proverbs 30:23 גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃פ to her mistress Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 24:2 כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּ to and mistress Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 47:5 גְּבֶ֖רֶת to the queen Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 47:7 גְבָ֑רֶת to queen Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 16:4
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Genesis 3 2 Kings 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
גְבָ֑רֶת 1x ḡə·ḇā·reṯ Isaiah 47:7
גְּבֶ֖רֶת 1x gə·ḇe·reṯ Isaiah 47:5
גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ 1x gə·ḇir·tāh Genesis 16:4
גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ 1x gə·ḇir·tāh 2 Kings 5:3
גְּבִ֫רְתָּ֥הּ 1x gə·ḇir·tāh Psalms 123:2
גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃פ 1x gə·ḇir·tāh Proverbs 30:23
גְּבִרְתִּ֔י 1x gə·ḇir·tî Genesis 16:8
גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ 1x gə·ḇir·têḵ Genesis 16:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 4x Genesis 16:4, 2 Kings 5:3, Psalms 123:2, Proverbs 30:23
Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 47:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Isaiah 47:5
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 16:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Genesis 16:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 24:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Female counterpart to master; denotes a woman of authority or social rank within household hierarchy
Source Gloss
mistress
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Female counterpart to master; denotes a woman of authority or social rank within household hierarchy
mistress BDB: lady Usage: lady, mistress.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Lady or ruler.
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
גְּבֶרֶת is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights Babylon’s self-exalting arrogance. Isaiah 47:1-7
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