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Proverbs 24:5

“A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גֶּבֶרgeber · gheh'-ber
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: גֶּֽבֶר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 10:11 Exodus 12:37 Numbers 24:3 Numbers 24:15 Deuteronomy 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.

Verse 4 Verse 6

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.