גִּבּוֹר

Strong’s Definition

powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

Etymology & Derivation

or גִּבֹּר; (shortened) intensive from the same as H1397 (גֶּבֶר);

KJV Usage

champion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(adj) strong, mighty
• 2.(n m) strong man, brave man, mighty man

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gibbôwr; Pronunciation: ghib-bore'