גְּבוּרָה
ge.vu.rahmightHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine61 occurrences16 books61 verses
Definition
feminine passive participle from the same as H1368; force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
Traditional renderings: force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
Traditional renderings: force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גְּבוּרָה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
61 total
- Exodus 32:18גְּבוּרָ֔ה · of victoryBut Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
- Deuteronomy 3:24וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ · and mighty acts [as Yours]“O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
- Judges 5:31בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ · at its brightestSo may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Judges 8:21גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ · so is his strengthThen Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
- 1 Kings 15:23גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹ · his mightNow the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
- 1 Kings 16:5וּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ · and mightAs for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 16:27וּגְבוּרָת֖וֹ · and the mightAs for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 22:45וּגְבוּרָת֥וֹ · along with the mightAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Kings 10:34גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ · his mightAs for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 13:8וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ · and his mightAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 13:12וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ · and his mightAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 14:15וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ · his mightAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 14:28וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ · and mightAs for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 18:20וּגְבוּרָ֖ה · and strengthYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
- 2 Kings 20:20גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ · his mightAs for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 1 Chronicles 29:11וְהַגְּבוּרָ֤ה · and the powerYours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12וּגְבוּרָ֑ה · and mightBoth riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
- 1 Chronicles 29:30וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ · his might…together with all the details of his reign, his might, and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
- 2 Chronicles 20:6וּגְבוּרָ֔ה · and might…and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
- Esther 10:2וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ · and magnificentAnd all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
- Job 12:13וּגְבוּרָ֑ה · and strengthWisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
- Job 26:14גְּבוּרָתוֹ · of His powerIndeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- Job 39:19גְּבוּרָ֑ה · strengthDo you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
- Job 41:12גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת · his powerI cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.
- Psalm 20:6בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת · powerNow I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
- Psalm 21:13גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ · Your powerBe exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
- Psalm 54:1וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ · by Your mightFor the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
- Psalm 65:6בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃ · with mightYou formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- Psalm 66:7בִּגְבוּרָת֨וֹ׀ · by His powerHe rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
- Psalm 71:16בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת · in the strengthI will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
- Psalm 71:18גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ · Your mightEven when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Psalm 80:2גְּבֽוּרָתֶ֑ךָ · Your mighty power…before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
- Psalm 89:13גְּבוּרָ֑ה · MightyMighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
- Psalm 90:10בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת׀The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
- Psalm 106:2גְּבוּר֣וֹת · the mighty actsWho can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?
- Psalm 106:8גְּבוּרָתֽוֹ׃ · to make His powerYet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
- Psalm 145:4וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ · Your mighty actsOne generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
- Psalm 145:11וּגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ · Your mightThey will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
- Psalm 145:12גְּבוּרֹתָ֑יו · Your mighty acts…to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
- Psalm 147:10בִגְבוּרַ֣ת · in the strengthHe does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
- Psalm 150:2בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו · for His mighty actsPraise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.
- Proverbs 8:14גְבוּרָֽה׃ · and strengthCounsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה · than strengthAnd I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:17בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה · for strengthBlessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
- Isaiah 3:25וּגְבוּרָתֵ֖ךְ · and your warriorsYour men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
- Isaiah 11:2וּגְבוּרָ֔ה · and strengthThe Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- Isaiah 28:6וְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔ה · and a strength…a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
- Isaiah 30:15גְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑ם · your strengthFor the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
- Isaiah 33:13גְּבֻרָתִֽי׃ · My mightYou who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
- Isaiah 36:5וּגְבוּרָ֖ה · and strengthYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?