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title: גְּבוּרָה — strength · The Tanakh dictionary
description: גְּבוּרָה (1369), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 61 times: strength. BDB 1906: n.f. strength, might. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# גְּבוּרָה

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«גְּבוּרָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **strength** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 61 times · **Key:** 1369 · **BDB:** גְּבוּרָה

### Glosses

might (23); strength (23); your.mighty (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

strength [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1369/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. strength, might [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1369/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. strength, might—Ex 32:18 + 16 times; cstr. גְּבוּרַת ψ 147:10; sf. גְּבוּרָתוֹ + (sfs. 32 times); pl. גְּבוּרוֹת Jb 41:4 + 3 times; גְּבֻרוֹת ψ 71:16; גְּבוּרֹתֶיךָ Dt 3:24 + (sfs. 6 times);— strength, cf. horse Jb 39:19 ψ 147:10, crocodile Jb 41:4, sun Ju 5:31, body of man ψ 90:10 Ec 9:16; 10:17. might, valour, of warriors Ju 8:21 Pr 8:14 Is 3:25; 28:6; 30:15 Je 9:22; 23:10; 49:35; 51:30 Ez 32:29, 30 Mi 3:8; 7:16; קוֹל עֲנוֹת גְּבוּרָה noise of shouting in warlike strength Ex 32:18 (E); עֵצָה וּגְבוּרָה 2 K 18:20 Is 11:2; 36:5; cf. phrases of compiler of Kings כֹּל גְּבוּרָתוֹ 1 K 15:23 2 K 10:34; 20:20; אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וּגְבוּרָתוֹ 1 K 16:5, 27; 22:46 2 K 13:8, 12; 14:15, 28; cf. also מַלְכוּתוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ 1 Ch 29:30, תָקְפּוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ Est 10:2. might of God Jb 26:14 ψ 21:14; 54:3; 65:7; 66:7; 71:18; 80:3; 89:14; 106:8; 145:11 Is 33:13 Je 10:6; 16:21; cf. phrases כח וגבורה 1 Ch 29:12 2 Ch 20:6, חכמה וג׳ Jb 12:13, משׁפט וג׳ Mi 3:8, הגדלה והג׳ 1 Ch 29:11; גְּבוּרוֹת mighty deeds of God Dt 3:24 ψ 20:7; 71:16; 106:2; 145:4, 12; 150:2 Is 63:15.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 61 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «גְּבוּרָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1369/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 65:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.65.7/)

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מֵכִ֣ין הָרִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ נֶ֝אְזָ֗ר בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃

*Word for word:* \[who\].established mountains by strength his \[who\].is.girded with might

*JPS 1917:* Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might;

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[Psalms 106:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.106.2/)

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מִ֗י יְ֭מַלֵּל גְּבוּר֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה יַ֝שְׁמִ֗יעַ כָּל־תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃

*Word for word:* who? will.he.utter the.mighty.deeds of.Yahweh will.he.proclaim? all praise his

*JPS 1917:* Who can express the mighty acts of the LORD, or make all His praise to be heard?

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