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Hebrew word study

גִּבּוֹרgibbôwr — powerful

Pronounced “ghib-bore'”

powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

Translated in the King James as: champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.

Appears 159 times in Scripture

Origin: or גִּבֹּר; (shortened) intensive from the same as H1397 (גֶּבֶר);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 6:4 Genesis 10:8 Genesis 10:9+ 1 more in Genesis

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 10:17

Joshua — 5×

Joshua 1:14 Joshua 6:2 Joshua 8:3 Joshua 10:2 Joshua 10:7

Judges — 4×

Judges 5:13 Judges 5:23 Judges 6:12 Judges 11:1

Ruth — 1×

1 Samuel — 5×

1 Sam 2:4 1 Sam 9:1 1 Sam 14:52 1 Sam 16:18 1 Sam 17:51

2 Samuel — 16×

2 Sam 1:19 2 Sam 1:21 2 Sam 1:22 2 Sam 1:25 2 Sam 1:27 2 Sam 10:7 2 Sam 16:6 2 Sam 17:8 2 Sam 17:10 2 Sam 20:7 2 Sam 22:26 2 Sam 23:8 2 Sam 23:9 2 Sam 23:16 2 Sam 23:17 2 Sam 23:22

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 1:8 1 Ki 1:10 1 Ki 11:28

2 Kings — 4×

2 Ki 5:1 2 Ki 15:20 2 Ki 24:14 2 Ki 24:16

1 Chronicles — 31×

1 Chr 1:10 1 Chr 5:24 1 Chr 7:2 1 Chr 7:5 1 Chr 7:7 1 Chr 7:9 1 Chr 7:11 1 Chr 7:40 1 Chr 8:40 1 Chr 9:13 1 Chr 9:26 1 Chr 11:10 1 Chr 11:11 1 Chr 11:12 1 Chr 11:19 1 Chr 11:24 1 Chr 11:26 1 Chr 12:1 1 Chr 12:4 1 Chr 12:8 1 Chr 12:21 1 Chr 12:25 1 Chr 12:28 1 Chr 12:30 1 Chr 19:8+ 6 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 12×

2 Chr 13:3 2 Chr 14:8 2 Chr 17:13 2 Chr 17:14 2 Chr 17:16 2 Chr 17:17 2 Chr 25:6 2 Chr 26:12 2 Chr 28:7 2 Chr 32:3 2 Chr 32:21+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 1×

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 3:16 Nehemiah 9:32 Nehemiah 11:14

Job — 1×

Psalms — 12×

Psalms 19:5 Psalms 24:8 Psalms 33:16 Psalms 45:3 Psalms 52:1 Psalms 78:65 Psalms 89:19 Psalms 103:20 Psalms 112:2 Psalms 120:4 Psalms 127:4+ 1 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 3×

Proverbs 16:32 Proverbs 21:22 Proverbs 30:30

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Song of Solomon — 3×

Song 3:7 Song 4:4+ 1 more in Song of Solomon

Isaiah — 9×

Isaiah 3:2 Isaiah 5:22 Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 10:21 Isaiah 13:3 Isaiah 21:17 Isaiah 42:13 Isaiah 49:24 Isaiah 49:25

Jeremiah — 19×

Jeremiah 5:16 Jeremiah 9:23 Jeremiah 14:9 Jeremiah 20:11 Jeremiah 26:21 Jeremiah 32:18 Jeremiah 46:5 Jeremiah 46:6 Jeremiah 46:9 Jeremiah 46:12 Jeremiah 48:14 Jeremiah 48:41 Jeremiah 49:22 Jeremiah 50:9 Jeremiah 50:36 Jeremiah 51:30 Jeremiah 51:56 Jeremiah 51:57+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 6×

Ezekiel 32:12 Ezekiel 32:21 Ezekiel 32:27 Ezekiel 39:18 Ezekiel 39:20+ 1 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 1×

Hosea — 1×

Joel — 4×

Joel 2:7 Joel 3:9 Joel 3:10 Joel 3:11

Amos — 2×

Amos 2:14 Amos 2:16

Obadiah — 1×

Nahum — 1×

Zephaniah — 2×

Zeph 1:14 Zeph 3:17

Zechariah — 3×

Zech 9:13 Zech 10:5 Zech 10:7

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