Mighty man
גִּבּוֹרStrong’s H1368gibbor (gib-bor)
Appears in 152 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gibbor is the Hebrew word usually translated “mighty of”, “mighty” and “warriors”. It appears in 152 verses of the Old Testament.
“And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.”
Meaning
- Strong, mighty
- Strong man, brave man, mighty man
How it's translated
- mighty of 36
- mighty 17
- warriors 12
- the warriors 12
- a warrior 10
- the mighty 9
- a mighty of 7
- like a warrior 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 30
- Jeremiah 18
- 2 Samuel 16
- 2 Chronicles 11
- Psalms 11
- Isaiah 9
29 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 9:13In contextWhen I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
- Zechariah 10:5In contextAnd they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
- Zechariah 10:7In contextAnd they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
- Genesis 6:4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 10:8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
All 152 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
גִּבּוֹר gibbor · mighty man
adj 1) strong, mighty n m 2) strong man, brave man, mighty man
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.