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Job 3:23
“Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גֶּבֶרgeber · gheh'-ber
H1397 · Hebrew
H1397 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- Derivation
- from H1396 (גָּבַר);
- KJV renderings
- every one, man, [idiom] mighty.
- Grammar
- לְ֭ — preposition
- גֶבֶר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 10:11Exodus 12:37Numbers 24:3Numbers 24:15Deuteronomy 22:5
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 גֶּבֶר 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.