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גְּבִירָה H1377

H1377 is the Hebrew word גְּבִירָה, transliterated gᵉbîyrâh and said gheb-ee-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it queen.

Word: גְּבִירָהTransliteration: gᵉbîyrâhSaid: gheb-ee-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

a mistress.

Where it comes from

feminine of H1376 (גְּבִיר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

queen 4×being queen 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: queen.

Verses using גְּבִירָה

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 11:19 · KJV

And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

1 Kings 15:13 · KJV

And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

2 Kings 10:13 · KJV

Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

2 Chronicles 15:16 · KJV

And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

Jeremiah 13:18 · KJV

Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

Jeremiah 29:2 · KJV

(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)

Common questions

What does Strong's H1377 mean?

H1377 is the Hebrew word גְּבִירָה (gᵉbîyrâh), meaning a mistress.

How is H1377 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it queen (4 times), being queen (2 times).

How many times does H1377 appear in the Bible?

גְּבִירָה (gᵉbîyrâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1377 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H1376 (גְּבִיר).

Nearby entries

H1374 · גֵּבִים — Gebim, a place in Palestine H1375 · גְּבִיעַ — a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflower H1376 · גְּבִיר — a master H1378 · גָּבִישׁ — crystal (from its resemblance to ice)H1379 · גָּבַל — properly, to twist as arope; to bound (as by a line)H1380 · גְּבַל — Gebal, a place in Phoenicia

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