אַבִּיר
ʼabbîyr · ab-beer'
{mighty (spoken of God)}
Lexicon
Derivation: for H46 (אָבִיר)
{mighty (spoken of God)}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the head, the highest
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַבִּיר 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
17 occurrences · 17 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of their mighty ones1 · 6%
- the chiefest1 · 6%
- also the mighty1 · 6%
- and the mighty1 · 6%
- me: strong1 · 6%
- of bulls1 · 6%
- of the bulls1 · 6%
- the stouthearted1 · 6%
- angels1 · 6%
- like a valiant1 · 6%
- with the bulls1 · 6%
- unto me, ye stouthearted1 · 6%
- of his strong ones1 · 6%
- why are thy valiant1 · 6%
- of his strong1 · 6%
- as bulls1 · 6%
- all my mighty1 · 6%
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.