גָּבֶר
ga.ver (H1397)
great man
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# Gaber (H1397): The Hebrew Term for "Great Man" The Hebrew word *gaber* (גָּבֶר) appears 65 times throughout the Bible and carries the fundamental meaning of "great man." This term denotes a person of significance or strength, functioning as a descriptor for individuals of elevated status or importance within their community or context. The word's consistent presence across biblical texts suggests it was a standard way to refer to distinguished male figures. While the provided lexicon data offers only the basic definition, the frequency of occurrence—65 instances—indicates that this was a commonly used term for characterizing prominent individuals in Hebrew biblical discourse. The word appears to function as a straightforward designation rather than a specialized theological term, making it an ordinary part of biblical vocabulary for discussing notable persons. Without additional context from each specific usage, the precise range of applications cannot be fully determined from this data alone, but the consistent translation as "great man" suggests the term maintained a relatively stable meaning across its various biblical occurrences.
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Not so! Go now you who are men, and serve Yahweh; for that is what you desire!” Then they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, in addition to children.
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, neither shall a man put on women’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.
In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which Yahweh selects shall come near by families. The family which Yahweh selects shall come near by households. The household which Yahweh selects shall come near man by man.
He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
He brought near 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 selected.
‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder? A lady, two ladies to every man; to Sisera a plunder of dyed garments, a plunder of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the plunder?’
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.
Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in Yahweh’s house.
“Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, ‘There is a boy conceived.’
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Are your days as the days of mortals, or your years as man’s years,
But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
If a man dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!
“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
“Behold, God does all these things, twice, yes three times, with a man,
What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,
What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law,
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears Yahweh.
For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Behold, Yahweh will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.
Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.
Yahweh says, “Record this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his days; for no more will a man of his offspring prosper, sitting on David’s throne, and ruling in Judah.”
Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken. All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of Yahweh, and because of his holy words.
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