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גִּבָּר‏ n.m. strong man, hero

strong man, hero, fighter Com. TgJ Ez23:15 : חֵיזֻו גִבָרִין כֻולְהוֹן‏ all of them looking like heroes. giant, i.e., of the ancient mythical figures of Genesis) Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. 4QEnGiants^a07.7 : בני] עירין גבריא‏ offspring of angels: the giants (and passim in this text). TgO Gen6:4 : גִיבָרַיָא הְווֹ בְאַרעָא בְיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן‏ . TN Gen6:4 . PJ Gen14:13 : עוג דאישתזיב מן גנבריא דמיתו בטובענא‏ Og, who was left of the giants that perished in the Deluge. strong, mighty Com. +ḥyl : warrior BA^Dan, Sam, Syr. Dan3:20 : גִּבָּרֵי־חַיִל דִּי בְחַיְלֵה‏ the warriors in his army.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 127a; DJBA: 277a; Jastrow: 257; Levy Ch-W: 1:148; Tal Sam: 127; DNWSI: 211; Cook,Qumran: 43;

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Derivatives:

byt gybryn n.m. male sexual organs

gbrw, gbrwtˀ (gi/abbārū, gi/abbārūṯā) n.f. #2 might