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גֶּבֶר H1397

H1397 is the Hebrew word גֶּבֶר, transliterated geber and said gheh'-ber. The King James Version most often renders it man.

Word: גֶּבֶרTransliteration: geberSaid: gheh'-berLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 60 verses

What it means

properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.

Where it comes from

from H1396 (גָּבַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 54 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

man 38×men 4×man's 2×like a man 2×now ye that are men 1×neither shall a man 1×man by man 1×man child 1×light given to a man 1×if a man 1×can a man 1×now like a man 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: every one, man, [idiom] mighty.

Verses using גֶּבֶר

The first 40 of 60 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 10:11 · KJV

Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

Exodus 12:37 · KJV

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Numbers 24:3 · KJV

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Numbers 24:15 · KJV

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Deuteronomy 22:5 · KJV

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Joshua 7:14 · KJV

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 7:17 · KJV

And 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 7:18 · KJV

And 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.

Judges 5:30 · KJV

Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

2 Samuel 23:1 · KJV

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

1 Chronicles 23:3 · KJV

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 24:4 · KJV

And 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 26:12 · KJV

Among 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.

Job 3:3 · KJV

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Job 3:23 · KJV

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Job 4:17 · KJV

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Job 10:5 · KJV

Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,

Job 14:10 · KJV

But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

Job 14:14 · KJV

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

Job 16:21 · KJV

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

Job 22:2 · KJV

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Job 34:7 · KJV

What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

Job 34:9 · KJV

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

Job 34:34 · KJV

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

Job 38:3 · KJV

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

Job 40:7 · KJV

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Psalm 34:8 · KJV

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Psalm 37:23 · KJV

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

Psalm 40:4 · KJV

Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Psalm 52:7 · KJV

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Psalm 88:4 · KJV

I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

Psalm 89:48 · KJV

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

Psalm 94:12 · KJV

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

Psalm 127:5 · KJV

Happy 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.

Psalm 128:4 · KJV

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

Proverbs 6:34 · KJV

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 20:24 · KJV

Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

Proverbs 24:5 · KJV

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Proverbs 28:3 · KJV

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Proverbs 28:21 · KJV

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1397 mean?

H1397 is the Hebrew word גֶּבֶר (geber), meaning properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.

How is H1397 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it man (38 times), men (4 times), man's (2 times), like a man (2 times), now ye that are men (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1397 appear in the Bible?

גֶּבֶר (geber) is tagged in 60 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1397 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1396 (גָּבַר).

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