Strong's H1397 · Hebrew
גֶּבֶר
geber · /gheh'-ber/
Definition
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
KJV: every one, man, [idiom] mighty.
Root / derivation: from H1396 (גָּבַר);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גֶּבֶר across 64 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
64 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
Numbers2 verses
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: whose: Heb. who had his eyes shut, but now opened
Numbers 24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Joshua3 verses
In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
Joshua 7:17And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
Joshua 7:18And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
1 Chronicles3 verses
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 24:4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 26:12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
Job15 verses
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Job 3:23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Job 4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Job 10:5Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,
Job 14:10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? wasteth: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off
Job 14:14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Job 16:21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! neighbour: or, friend
Job 22:2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? as he: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?
Job 33:17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. purpose: Heb. work
Job 33:29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, oftentimes: Heb. twice and thrice
Job 34:7What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Job 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Job 34:34Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. of: Heb. of heart
Job 38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. answer: Heb. make me know
Job 40:7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Psalms9 verses
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Psalms 37:23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. ordered: or, established
Psalms 40:4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Psalms 52:7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. wickedness: or, substance
Psalms 88:4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
Psalms 89:48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Psalms 127:5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. his: Heb. filled his quiver with them speak: or, subdue, or, destroy
Psalms 128:4Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
Proverbs8 verses
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 20:24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. is strong: Heb. is in strength increaseth: Heb. strengtheneth might
Proverbs 28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. which: Heb. without food
Proverbs 28:21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Proverbs 30:1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Proverbs 30:19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. midst: Heb. heart
Jeremiah9 verses
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Jeremiah 22:30Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
Jeremiah 23:9Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.
Jeremiah 30:6Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? a man: Heb. a male
Jeremiah 31:22How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Jeremiah 41:16Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
Jeremiah 43:6Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
Jeremiah 44:20Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,
Lamentations4 verses
I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Lamentations 3:27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Lamentations 3:35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, the most High: or, a superior
Lamentations 3:39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? complain: or, murmur
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1397 (geber) mean?
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
How many times does H1397 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1397 (גֶּבֶר) appears in 64 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “man.”
How is geber translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1397 is rendered as “man” (56×), “men” (6×), “man's” (2×), “mighty” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גֶּבֶר come from?
from H1396 (גָּבַר);