1) to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, mighty 1a2) to prevail 1b) (Piel) to make strong, strengthen 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to confirm, give strength 1c2) to confirm (a covenant) 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to show oneself mighty 1d2) to act proudly (toward God)
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H1396 — גָּבַר
ga.var · to prevail · Hebrew/Aramaic
24 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 7:18 · וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּAnd the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.Genesis 7:19 · גָּֽבְר֛וּAnd the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that [were] under the whole heaven, were covered.Genesis 7:20 · גָּבְר֖וּFifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.Genesis 7:24 · וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּAnd the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.Genesis 49:26 · גָּֽבְרוּ֙The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.Exodus 17:11 · וְגָבַ֣ר · וְגָבַ֥רAnd it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.1 Samuel 2:9 · יִגְבַּר־He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.2 Samuel 1:23 · גָּבֵֽרוּ׃Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.2 Samuel 11:23 · גָבְר֤וּAnd the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.1 Chronicles 5:2 · גָּבַ֣רFor Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)Job 15:25 · יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.Job 21:7 · גָּ֥בְרוּWherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?Job 36:9 · יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.Psalm 12:4 · נַ֭גְבִּירWho have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us?Psalm 65:3 · גָּ֣בְרוּIniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.Psalm 103:11 · גָּבַ֥רFor as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.Psalm 117:2 · גָ֘בַ֤רFor his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD [endureth] for ever. Praise ye the LORD.Ecclesiastes 10:10 · יְגַבֵּ֑רIf the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom [is] profitable to direct.Isaiah 42:13 · יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סThe LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.Jeremiah 9:3 · גָּבְר֣וּAnd they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.Lamentations 1:16 · גָבַ֖רFor these [things] I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.Daniel 9:27 · וְהִגְבִּ֥ירAnd he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.Zechariah 10:6 · וְגִבַּרְתִּ֣י׀And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will hear them.Zechariah 10:12 · וְגִבַּרְתִּים֙And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.