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Bravery

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1369

גְּבוּרָה

ge.vu.rah — might

1) strength, might 1a) strength 1b) might, valour, bravery 1c) might, mighty deeds (of God) Aramaic equivalent: ge.vu.rah (גְּבוּרָה "might" H1370)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Isa. 3:18), an old English word meaning comeliness or beauty.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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