Hebrew

Lord

גְּבִירStrong’s H1376

gevir (ge-vir)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Gevir is the Hebrew word usually translated “lord”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”

Genesis 27:29 KJV

Meaning

Lord, ruler

How it's translated

lord 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Genesis 2

1 book in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Genesis 27:37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

Hebrew dictionary

גְּבִיר gevir · lord

lord, ruler

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “lord” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

LORD, noun

A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.
A tyrant; an oppressive ruler.
A husband.“My lord also being old” Genesis 18:12
A baron; the proprietor of a manor; as the lord of the manor.

All definitions and other forms of “lord”

A nobleman; a title of honor in Great Britain given to those who are noble by birth or creation; a peer of the realm, including dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons.
An honorary title bestowed on certain official characters; as lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
In scripture, the Supreme Being; Jehovah. Psalms 110:1 Colossians 3:16 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Genesis 40:1 2 Samuel 19:7 Daniel 4:19 Genesis 18:1 1 Kings 18:1 2 Kings 2:1 1 Corinthians 2:8 Revelation 19:1

LORD, verb transitive

To invest with the dignity and privileges of a lord

LORD, verb intransitive

To domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; sometimes followed by over, and sometimes by it, in the manner of a transitive verb.

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.