Mighty
אָבִירStrong’s H0046avir (a-vir)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avir is the Hebrew word usually translated “mighty one of”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)”
Meaning
- Strong, mighty-used only to describe God
- The Strong-old name for God (poetic)
How it's translated
- mighty one of 4
- to mighty one of 1
- for mighty one of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 3
- Psalms 2
- Genesis 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 132:2How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
- Psalms 132:5Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
- Isaiah 1:24Therefore saith the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
- Isaiah 49:26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
- Isaiah 60:16Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Hebrew dictionary
אָבִיר avir · mighty
1) strong, mighty-used only to describe God 2) the Strong-old name for God (poetic)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mighty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MI'GHTY, adjective
Having great bodily strength or physical power; very strong or vigorous; as a mighty arm.
- Very strong; valiant; bold; as a mighty man of valor. Judges 6:12
- Very powerful; having great command.“Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth” Genesis 10:8
- Very strong in numbers; as a mighty nation. Genesis 18:18
- Very strong or great in corporeal power; very able.“Wo to them that are mighty to drink wine” Isaiah 5:22
All definitions and other forms of “mighty”
- Violent; very loud; as mighty thunderings. Exodus 9:28Psalms 68:33
- Vehement; rushing with violence; as a mighty wind or tempest. Exodus 10:19Revelation 6:13
- Very great; vast; as mighty waters. Nehemiah 9:11
- Very great or strong; as mighty power. 2 Chronicles 26:12
- Very forcible; efficacious; as, great is truth and mighty
- Very great or eminent in intellect or acquirements; as the mighty Scaliger and Selden.
- Great; wonderful; performed with great power; as mighty works. Matthew 11:20
- Very severe and distressing; as a mighty famine. Luke 15:14
- Very great, large or populous; as a mighty city. Revelation 18:10
- Important; momentous.
MI'GHTY, adverb
In a great degree; very; as might wise; mighty thoughtful. [Colloquial.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.