1369. geburah

Strong's Lexicon

geburah: Might, strength, power, valor

Original Word: גְּבוּרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gbuwrah
Pronunciation: ghev-oo-RAW
Phonetic Spelling: (gheb-oo-raw')
Definition: Might, strength, power, valor
Meaning: force, valor, victory

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּבַר (gabar), meaning "to be strong" or "to prevail."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 1411 (dynamis): Often translated as "power" or "might," used in the New Testament to describe God's power and the power given to believers.

- 2479 (ischys): Translated as "strength" or "might," used to describe physical or moral strength.

Usage: The Hebrew word "geburah" primarily denotes strength, might, or power. It is often used to describe the might of God, the valor of warriors, or the strength of individuals. In the context of God's attributes, it emphasizes His omnipotence and sovereign power. When applied to humans, it can refer to physical strength, bravery in battle, or moral fortitude.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, strength and valor were highly esteemed virtues, especially in the context of warfare and leadership. The concept of "geburah" was integral to the identity of Israel as a nation chosen by God to demonstrate His power and glory. The term is often associated with the mighty acts of God in delivering His people and the valor of leaders like David and the judges who led Israel in times of crisis.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
pass. part. from gabar
Definition
strength, might
NASB Translation
courage (1), might (26), mighty (1), mighty acts (3), mighty deeds (4), mighty ones (1), mighty strength (1), power (9), strength (13), strong (1), triumph (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גְּבוּרָה: 61 noun feminine strength, might — Exodus 32:18 16t.; construct גְּבוּרַת Psalm 147:10; suffix גְּבוּרָתוֺ + (suffixes 32 t.); plural גְּבוּרוֺת Job 41:4 3t.; גְּבֻרוֺת + Job 71:16; גְּבוּרֹתֶיךָ Deuteronomy 3:24 + (suffixes 6 t.); —

1 strength, of horse Job 39:19; Psalm 147:10, crocodile Job 41:4, sun Judges 5:31, body of man Psalm 90:10; Exodus 9:16; Exodus 10:17.

2 might, valour, of warriors Judges 8:21; Proverbs 8:14; Isaiah 3:25; Isaiah 28:6; Isaiah 30:15; Jeremiah 9:22; Jeremiah 23:10; Jeremiah 49:35; Jeremiah 51:30; Ezekiel 32:29,30; Micah 3:8; Micah 7:16; קוֺל עֲנוֺת גְּבוּרָה, noise of shouting in warlike strength Exodus 32:18 (E); עֵצָה וּגְבוּרָה 2 Kings 18:20; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 36:5; compare phrases of compiler of Kings כֹּל גְּבוּרָתוֺ 1 Kings 15:23; 2 Kings 10:34; 2 Kings 20:20; אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וּגְבוּרָתוֺ 1 Kings 6:5,27; 1 Kings 22:46; 2 Kings 13:8,12; 2 Kings 14:15,28; compare also מַלְכוּתוֺ וּגְּבּוּרָתוֺ 1 Chronicles 29:30, תָקְמּוֺ וּגְבוּרָתוֺ Esther 10:2.

3 might of God Job 26:14; Psalm 21:14; Psalm 54:3; Psalm 65:7; Psalm 66:7; Psalm 71:18; Psalm 80:3; Psalm 89:14; Psalm 106:8; Psalm 145:11; Isaiah 33:13; Jeremiah 10:6; Jeremiah 16:21; compare phrases כח וגבורה 1 Chronicles 29:12; 2Chronicles 20:6, ׳חכמה וג Job 12:13, ׳משׁפט וג Micah 3:8, ׳הגדלה והג 1 Chronicles 29:11; גְּבוּרוֺת mighty deeds of God Deuteronomy 3:24; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 71:16; Psalm 106:2; Psalm 145:4; Psalm 145:12; Psalm 150:2; Isaiah 63:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

force, mastery, might, mighty act, power, power, strength

Feminine passive participle from the same as gibbowr; force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory -- force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.

see HEBREW gibbowr

Forms and Transliterations

בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ בִּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃ בִּגְבוּרָת֨וֹ ׀ בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת ׀ בִגְבוּרַ֣ת בִגְבוּרָתָ֖ם בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו בגבורה בגבורה׃ בגבורת בגבורתו בגבורתיו בגבורתם בגברות בגברתו גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹ גְּבֻרָתִֽי׃ גְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑ם גְּבֽוּרָתִ֑י גְּבֽוּרָתֶ֑ךָ גְּבֽוּרָתָ֑ם גְּבוּר֣וֹת גְּבוּרָ֑ה גְּבוּרָ֔ה גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ גְּבוּרָתָֽם׃ גְּבוּרָתֽוֹ׃ גְּבוּרֹתָ֑יו גְבוּרָֽה׃ גְבוּרָתָ֖ם גְּ֝בוּרֹותָ֗יו גבורה גבורה׃ גבורות גבורותיו גבורתו גבורתו׃ גבורתי גבורתיו גבורתך גבורתך׃ גבורתכם גבורתם גבורתם׃ גברתי׃ וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ וְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔ה וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּגְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔ךָ וּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ וּגְבוּרָ֑ה וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ וּגְבוּרָת֖וֹ וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ וּגְבוּרָת֥וֹ וּגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ וּגְבוּרָתֵ֖ךְ וּגְבוּרָתָ֖ם ובגבורתך וגבורה וגבורתו וגבורתיך וגבורתך וגבורתם והגבורה וכגבורתך׃ ולגבורה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה מִגְבֽוּרָתָם֙ מגבורה מגבורתם ḇiḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯām biḡ·ḇu·rā·ṯōw biḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯōw biḡ·ḇū·rāh ḇiḡ·ḇū·raṯ ḇiḡ·ḇū·rō·ṯāw biḡ·ḇu·rō·wṯ biḡ·ḇū·rōṯ biḡḇūrāh ḇiḡḇūraṯ ḇiḡḇūrāṯām biḡḇurāṯōw biḡḇūrāṯōw biḡḇūrōṯ ḇiḡḇūrōṯāw biḡḇurōwṯ bigvuRah bigvuraTo bigvuRot gə·ḇū·rā·ṯām ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯām gə·ḇū·rā·ṯe·ḵā gə·ḇu·rā·ṯî gə·ḇū·rā·ṯî gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw gə·ḇū·rāh ḡə·ḇū·rāh gə·ḇū·raṯ·ḵem gə·ḇū·rō·ṯāw gə·ḇū·rō·w·ṯāw gə·ḇū·rō·wṯ gəḇūrāh ḡəḇūrāh gəḇūrāṯām ḡəḇūrāṯām gəḇūrāṯeḵā gəḇurāṯî gəḇūrāṯî gəḇūraṯḵem gəḇūrāṯōw gəḇūrōṯāw gəḇūrōwṯ gəḇūrōwṯāw gevuRah gevuraTam gevuratChem gevuraTecha gevuraTi gevuraTo gevuRot gevuroTav miḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯām mig·gə·ḇū·rāh miḡḇūrāṯām miggəḇūrāh miggevuRah migvuraTam ū·ḇiḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯə·ḵā ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯām ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯə·ḵā ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯêḵ ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw ū·ḡə·ḇū·rāh ū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā ūḇiḡḇūrāṯəḵā ūḡəḇūrāh ūḡəḇūrāṯām ūḡəḇūrāṯêḵ ūḡəḇūrāṯəḵā ūḡəḇūrāṯōw ūḡəḇūrōṯeḵā ugevuRah ugevuraTam ugevuraTech ugevurateCha ugevuraTo ugeVuroTecha ugeVuroTeicha uvigvurateCha vechigvuroTecha vehaggevuRah veLigvuRah vigvuRat vigvuraTam vigvuroTav wə·hag·gə·ḇū·rāh wə·ḵiḡ·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā wə·liḡ·ḇū·rāh wəhaggəḇūrāh wəḵiḡḇūrōṯeḵā wəliḡḇūrāh

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 32:18
HEB: קוֹל֙ עֲנ֣וֹת גְּבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין ק֖וֹל
NAS: of the cry of triumph, Nor
KJV: of [them that] shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice
INT: the sound shout of triumph Nor the sound

Deuteronomy 3:24
HEB: יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָ וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: such works and mighty acts as Yours?
KJV: according to thy works, and according to thy might?
INT: do works and mighty

Judges 5:31
HEB: כְּצֵ֥את הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֖רֶץ
NAS: of the sun in its might. And the land
KJV: when he goeth forth in his might. And the land
INT: the rising of the sun might was undisturbed and the land

Judges 8:21
HEB: כִּ֥י כָאִ֖ישׁ גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ וַיָּ֣קָם גִּדְע֗וֹן
NAS: on us; for as the man, so is his strength. So Gideon
KJV: upon us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon
INT: for as the man is his strength arose Gideon

1 Kings 15:23
HEB: אָ֠סָא וְכָל־ גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹ וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: and all his might and all
KJV: of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did,
INT: of Asa and all his might and all which

1 Kings 16:5
HEB: וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ הֲלֹא־ הֵ֣ם
NAS: he did and his might, are they not written
KJV: and what he did, and his might, [are] they not written
INT: and what did and his might not like

1 Kings 16:27
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וּגְבוּרָת֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה
NAS: he did and his might which
KJV: which he did, and his might that he shewed,
INT: which did and his might which showed

1 Kings 22:45
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט וּגְבוּרָת֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֖ה
NAS: of Jehoshaphat, and his might which
KJV: of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed,
INT: of the acts of Jehoshaphat and his might which showed

2 Kings 10:34
HEB: עָשָׂ֖ה וְכָל־ גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ הֲלֽוֹא־ הֵ֣ם
NAS: and all his might, are they not written
KJV: and all that he did, and all his might, [are] they not written
INT: did and all his might not like

2 Kings 13:8
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ הֲלוֹא־ הֵ֣ם
NAS: that he did and his might, are they not written
KJV: and all that he did, and his might, [are] they not written
INT: he did and his might not like

2 Kings 13:12
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם
NAS: that he did and his might with which
KJV: and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought
INT: which did and his might which fought

2 Kings 14:15
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם
NAS: he did, and his might and how
KJV: which he did, and his might, and how he fought
INT: which did and his might and how fought

2 Kings 14:28
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ נִלְחָ֔ם
NAS: that he did and his might, how
KJV: and all that he did, and his might, how he warred,
INT: how did and his might and how fought

2 Kings 18:20
HEB: שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙
NAS: [I have] counsel and strength for the war.'
KJV: [I have] counsel and strength for the war.
INT: empty advice and strength the war henceforth

2 Kings 20:20
HEB: חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ וְכָל־ גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה
NAS: and all his might, and how
KJV: of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made
INT: of Hezekiah and all his might and how made

1 Chronicles 29:11
HEB: יְ֠הוָה הַגְּדֻלָּ֨ה וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה וְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ וְהַנֵּ֣צַח
NAS: is the greatness and the power and the glory
KJV: [is] the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
INT: God is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory

1 Chronicles 29:12
HEB: וּבְיָדְךָ֖ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֑ה וּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔ לְגַדֵּ֥ל
NAS: is power and might; and it lies in Your hand
KJV: [is] power and might; and in thine hand
INT: your hand is power and might your hand to make

1 Chronicles 29:30
HEB: כָּל־ מַלְכוּת֖וֹ וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ וְהָעִתִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: his reign, his power, and the circumstances
KJV: With all his reign and his might, and the times
INT: all his reign his power and the circumstances which

2 Chronicles 20:6
HEB: וּבְיָדְךָ֙ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין עִמְּךָ֖
NAS: Power and might are in Your hand
KJV: [is there not] power and might, so that none is able to withstand
INT: your hand power and might no against

Esther 10:2
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה תָקְפּוֹ֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּפָרָשַׁת֙ גְּדֻלַּ֣ת
NAS: of his authority and strength, and the full account
KJV: of his power and of his might, and the declaration
INT: the accomplishments of his authority and strength and the full of the greatness

Job 12:13
HEB: עִ֭מּוֹ חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ עֵצָ֥ה
NAS: With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel
KJV: With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel
INT: with are wisdom and might counsel and understanding

Job 26:14
HEB: [גְּבוּרָתֹו כ] (גְּ֝בוּרֹותָ֗יו ק) מִ֣י
NAS: we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder,
KJV: of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
INT: hear thunder force who understand

Job 39:19
HEB: הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ
NAS: the horse [his] might? Do you clothe
KJV: the horse strength? hast thou clothed
INT: give the horse force apparel his neck

Job 41:12
HEB: בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־ גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃
NAS: concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly
INT: his limbs act his mighty his orderly frame

Psalm 20:6
HEB: מִשְּׁמֵ֣י קָדְשׁ֑וֹ בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת יֵ֣שַׁע יְמִינֽוֹ׃
NAS: With the saving strength of His right hand.
KJV: with the saving strength of his right hand.
INT: heaven his holy strength the saving of his right

61 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1369
61 Occurrences

biḡ·ḇū·rāh — 3 Occ.
biḡ·ḇu·rā·ṯōw — 3 Occ.
biḡ·ḇu·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
gə·ḇū·rāh — 4 Occ.
gə·ḇū·rā·ṯām — 3 Occ.
gə·ḇū·raṯ·ḵem — 1 Occ.
gə·ḇū·rā·ṯe·ḵā — 3 Occ.
gə·ḇu·rā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw — 5 Occ.
gə·ḇū·rō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
gə·ḇū·rō·w·ṯāw — 2 Occ.
mig·gə·ḇū·rāh — 1 Occ.
miḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rāh — 7 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw — 9 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇiḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵiḡ·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·hag·gə·ḇū·rāh — 1 Occ.
wə·liḡ·ḇū·rāh — 1 Occ.
ḇiḡ·ḇū·raṯ — 1 Occ.
ḇiḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ḇiḡ·ḇū·rō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.