Hebrew verb · H1396
גָּבַר
gabargaw-bar'
to prevail
25 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: gâbar
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1396is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 39Old Testament books
- 24spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H1396
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
The King James renders it: exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
gabar is rendered "to prevail". It stands 25 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.
- Five of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 7:18So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-four different ways.
The first use
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
Genesis 7:18וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in thirteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and it prevailed2
- and they increased2
- he will prevail2
- it is strong2
- they are strong2
- they increased2
- and he will make strong1
- and I will make strong1
- and I will make strong them1
- do they become strong1
- he behaves proudly1
- he has prevailed1
and 7 more, 25 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 25, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
24 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ2
- גָ֘בַ֤ר1
- גָבַ֖ר1
- גָּבַ֥ר1
- גָּבַ֣ר1
- גָבְר֤וּ1
- גָּֽבְר֛וּ1
- גָּבְר֖וּ1
- גָּֽבְרוּ֙1
- גָּ֣בְרוּ1
- גָּ֥בְרוּ1
- גָּבְר֣וּ1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural8HVqp3cp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular4HVqp3ms
- Hc/Vqq3ms2Hc/Vqq3ms
- Hc/Vqw3mp2Hc/Vqw3mp
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVti3ms
- Hc/Vhq3ms1Hc/Vhq3ms
- Hc/Vpq1cs1Hc/Vpq1cs
- Hc/Vpq1cs/Sp3mp1Hc/Vpq1cs/Sp3mp
- verb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common plural1HVhi1cp
- verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVpi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqi3ms
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural1HVti3mp
Genesis
five uses
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
- וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvaiyigberuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they increased
Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
- גָּֽבְר֛וּgaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they increased
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
- גָּבְר֖וּgaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they increased
And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.
- וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvaiyigberuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they increased
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
- גָּֽבְרוּ֙gaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they have prevailed
Exodus
two uses
As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
- וְגָבַ֣רvegavarHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it prevailed
- וְגָבַ֥רvegavarHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it prevailed
1 Samuel
one use
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- יִגְבַּר־yigbar-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will prevail
2 Samuel
two uses
Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- גָּבֵֽרוּ׃gaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they were strong
The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
- גָבְר֤וּgaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they prevailed
1 Chronicles
one use
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
- גָּבַ֣רgavarverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was strong
Job
three uses
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
- יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yitgabarverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he behaves proudly
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
- גָּ֥בְרוּgaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: do they become strong
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
- יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yitgabaruverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they were behaving proudly
Psalms
four uses
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
- נַ֭גְבִּירnagbirverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common pluraltagged: we will make strong
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
- גָּ֣בְרוּgaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they are strong
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
- גָּבַ֥רgavarverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it is strong
For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!
- גָ֘בַ֤רgavarverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it is strong
Ecclesiastes
one use
If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- יְגַבֵּ֑רyegaberverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will make strong
Isaiah
one use
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyitgabarverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will prevail
Jeremiah
one use
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- גָּבְר֣וּgaveruverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they are strong
Lamentations
one use
For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
- גָבַ֖רgavarverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has prevailed
Daniel
one use
And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
- וְהִגְבִּ֥ירvehigbirHc/Vhq3mstagged: and he will make strong
Zechariah
two uses
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
- וְגִבַּרְתִּ֣י׀vegibartiHc/Vpq1cstagged: and I will make strong
I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
- וְגִבַּרְתִּים֙vegibartimHc/Vpq1cs/Sp3mptagged: and I will make strong them
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
