What does אָבִיר (ʾābiyr) mean in the Bible?
אָבִיר (ʾābiyr): Divine strength manifest as irresistible power; God's might as warrior or protector, emphasizing unstoppable force rather than mere authority
Hebrew · H46
אָבִיר
Mighty (spoken of God)
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אָבִיר H46
Pronunciation ʾābiyr
What does אָבִיר (ʾābiyr) mean in the Bible?
אָבִיר (ʾābiyr): Divine strength manifest as irresistible power; God's might as warrior or protector, emphasizing unstoppable force rather than mere authority
Full entry for אָבִיר (H46) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H46?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Mighty (3), for the Mighty (1), of the Mighty One (1), to the Mighty One (1).
Where does אָבִיר (ʾābiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), Genesis (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 the Mighty 3× Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 60:16
for the Mighty 1× Psalms 132:5
of the Mighty One 1× Genesis 49:24
to the Mighty One 1× Psalms 132:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:24 אֲבִ֣יר to of the Mighty One Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 132:2 לַאֲבִ֥יר to to the Mighty One Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 132:5 לַאֲבִ֥יר to for the Mighty Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 1:24 אֲבִ֖יר to the Mighty Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 49:26 אֲבִ֥יר to the Mighty Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 60:16 אֲבִ֥יר to the Mighty Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:24
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3
Source forms
אֲבִ֥יר 2x ’ă·ḇîr Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 60:16
לַאֲבִ֥יר 2x la·’ă·ḇîr Psalms 132:2, Psalms 132:5
אֲבִ֣יר 1x ’ă·ḇîr Genesis 49:24
אֲבִ֖יר 1x ’ă·ḇîr Isaiah 1:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Genesis 49:24, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 60:16
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 132:2, Psalms 132:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divine strength manifest as irresistible power; God's might as warrior or protector, emphasizing unstoppable force rather than mere authority
Source Gloss
mighty (spoken of God)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divine strength manifest as irresistible power; God's might as warrior or protector, emphasizing unstoppable force rather than mere authority
mighty (spoken of God) BDB: strong Usage: mighty (one).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
God's strength and power to accomplish redemption and judgment
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אָבִיר is built from this root:
אָבַר H82
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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