Gabar means “prevail” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1396 — doulagogeo (“bring into subjection”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1396 גָּבַר (gabar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gabar (gaw-bar') v. 1. to be strong 2. (by implication) to prevail, act insolently It has 24 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include prevailed, prevail, great, increased, and they. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
gabar (gaw-bar') v. 1. to be strong 2. (by implication) to prevail, act insolently [a primitive root] KJV: exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1396. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to prevail
Usage: 1) to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, mighty 1a2) to prevail 1b) (Piel) to make strong, strengthen 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to confirm, give strength 1c2) to confirm (a covenant) 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to show oneself mighty 1d2) to act proudly (toward God)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gabar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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24 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1396.
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1396, grouped by book.
Gabar (Strong's H1396) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prevail". gabar (gaw-bar') v. 1. to be strong 2. (by implication) to prevail, act insolently
This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's H1396 across 13 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1396 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prevailed, prevail, great, increased, they, and mighty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.