גיבור

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word גיבור. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word גיבור, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say גיבור in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word גיבור you have here. The definition of the word גיבור will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofגיבור, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hebrew

Root
ג־ב־ר (g-b-r)

Alternative forms

גִּבֹּר (defective spelling)

Etymology

Close cognate to Aramaic גִבָּר (ḡibbār, “hero”), Classical Syriac ܓܢܒܪܐ (gabbārā, “mighty man”). Compare Arabic جَبَّارً (jabbār).

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

גיבור / גִּבּוֹר • (gibór) m (plural indefinite גיבורים / גִּבּוֹרִים)

(Biblical Hebrew) “mighty man” (military chief)
- Tanach, 2 Samuel 23:8, with translation of the New International Version:
  אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִד […]
  ʔellɛ šəmoṯ ha‐giborim ʔăšɛr lə‐ḏɔwiḏ
  These are the names of David’s mighty warriors:
(Biblical Hebrew, poetic, rare) tyrant
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
hero
- 2020 January 9, Ahiya Raved, Itamar Eichner, “"ביום הולדתך את קוברת גיבור של מדינה שלמה" [“On your birthday, you bury a hero of the entire country”]”, in Ynet‎:
  מפעם לפעם בעיתות מצוקה אנחנו מגלים גיבורים שזוהרים ברקיע.
  mipá'am lepá'am be'itót metsuká anákhnu megalím giborím shezoharím berakía.
  Once in a while, in times of trial, we discover heroes which shine in the sky.
protagonist
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Declension

Declension of גִּבּוֹר

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	גִּבּוֹר	first	גִּבּוֹרִי		גִּבּוֹרֵנוּ
	definite	הַגִּבּוֹר	second	גִּבּוֹרְךָ	גִּבּוֹרֵךְ	גִּבּוֹרְכֶם	גִּבּוֹרְכֶן
	construct	גִּבּוֹר־	third	גִּבּוֹרוֹ	גִּבּוֹרָהּ	גִּבּוֹרָם	גִּבּוֹרָן
plural	indefinite	גִּבּוֹרִים	first	גבוריי / גִּבּוֹרַי		גִּבּוֹרֵינוּ
	definite	הַגִּבּוֹרִים	second	גִּבּוֹרֶיךָ	גבורייך / גִּבּוֹרַיִךְ	גִּבּוֹרֵיכֶם	גִּבּוֹרֵיכֶן
	construct	גִּבּוֹרֵי־	third	גִּבּוֹרָיו	גִּבּוֹרֶיהָ	גִּבּוֹרֵיהֶם	גִּבּוֹרֵיהֶן

Derived terms

גיבורי / גִּבּוֹרִי (giborí, “heroic”)

Adjective

גיבור / גִּבּוֹר • (gibór) (Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew)

strong, powerful; heroic, brave
- Tanach, Genesis 10:9, with translation of the King James Version:
  הוּא־הָיָה גִבֹּֽר־צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־כֵּן יֵאָמַר כְּנִמְרֹד גִּבּוֹר צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה׃
  huʔ‐hɔyɔ ḡibor‐ṣayiḏ li‐p̄əne YHWH ʕal‐ken yeʔɔmar kə‐nimroḏ gibor ṣayiḏ li‐p̄əne YHWH
  He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
- Tanach, Psalms 24:8, with translation of the King James Version:
  מִי זֶה מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד יְהוָה עִזּוּז וְגִבּוֹר יְהוָה גִּבּוֹר מִלְחָמָה׃
  mi zɛ mɛ́lɛḵ ha-kɔḇoḏ YHWH ʕizzuz wə‐ḡibor YHWH gibor milḥɔmɔ
  Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

References

H1368 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Klein, Ernest (1987) “גִּבּוֹר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 89

Yiddish

Noun

גיבור • (giber) m, plural גיבורים (geboyrim)

Alternative spelling of גבור (giber)

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia