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Genesis 7:18
“And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּבַרgâbar · gaw-bar'
H1396 · Hebrew
H1396 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּגְבְּר֥וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 25 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:19Genesis 7:20Genesis 7:24Genesis 49:26Exodus 17:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּבַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.