Definition
from H3527; vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many
Traditional renderings: feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant.
Traditional renderings: feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כַּבִּיר:
- δυνατόςdunatos“able”20%
- αἰώνιοςaiōnios“eternal”20%
- ἔντιμοςentimos“valued/honored”20%
- ἀνεξιχνίαστοςanexichniastos“unsearchable”20%
- βαρύςbarus“weighty”20%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
10 total
- Job 8:2כַּ֝בִּיר · are a blustering“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
- Job 15:10כַּבִּ֖יר · men much olderBoth the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
- Job 31:25כַ֝בִּ֗יר · so much…if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
- Job 34:17כַּבִּ֣יר · and mighty OneCould one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
- Job 34:24כַּבִּירִ֣ים · the mightyHe shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
- Job 36:5כַּ֭בִּיר · mighty; כַּ֝בִּ֗יר · [He is] mightyIndeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
- Isaiah 16:14כַבִּֽיר׃סAnd now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
- Isaiah 17:12כַּבִּירִ֖ים · of mightyAlas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.
- Isaiah 28:2כַּבִּירִ֥ים · or flooding downpourBehold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.