כַּבִּיר
kabbîyr · kab-beer'
vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3527 (כָּבַר);
vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many
- vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty
- of time, aged), or in number, many
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the head, the highest
The open hand that covers of the house, what is within of the hand that works of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כַּבִּיר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of mighty2 · 18%
- be like a strong1 · 9%
- men, much1 · 9%
- much1 · 9%
- him that is most1 · 9%
- mighty men1 · 9%
- is mighty1 · 9%
- not any: he is mighty1 · 9%
- like a valiant1 · 9%
- and feeble1 · 9%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.