Word

אַבִּיר

ʼabbîyr · H47 · Hebrew · 17 occurrences

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Thing

Cattle, cow, ox, bullMammals432 verses

Meanings

mighty one

Powerful person

Examples
Job 24:22 “But He drags off the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
Job 34:20 “In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a hand.
Isaiah 10:13 For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, Because I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a powerful man I brought down their inhabitants,
strong-willed, brave

Literally: mighty one of heart; hence: person who is determined to pursue his/her goals, which can be a sign of bravery but also of stubbornness

Examples
Psalm 76:5 The stouthearted were plundered, They sank into sleep; And none of the warriors could use his hands.
Isaiah 46:12 “Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.
heavenly being, angel

Literally: mighty one; hence: a supernatural being

Examples
Psalm 78:25 Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.
stallion

Literally: mighty one; hence: a male horse; mainly used for carrying soldiers and drawing chariots; associated with power, strength, and warfare

Examples
Judges 5:22 “Then the horses’ hoofs beat From the galloping, the galloping of his mighty stallions.
Jeremiah 8:16 From Dan there is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and its fullness, The city and its inhabitants.
Jeremiah 47:3 “Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his stallions, The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for their children, Because of the debility of their hands,
bull

Literally: mighty one; hence: poetic term for a bull

Examples
Psalm 50:13 “Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
bull, mighty one

Literally: bull; hence: a powerful person; associated with power, authority, and/or aggression

Examples
Psalm 22:12 Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the animals in the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
Isaiah 34:7 Wild oxen will also fall with them And young bulls with strong ones; So their land will be soaked with blood, And their dust become greasy with fat.
Literally: bull; hence: epithet for Apis, a deity shaped like a bull, worshiped by Egyptians (mighty (bull))

Examples
Jeremiah 46:15 “Why have your powerful ones been cut down? They do not stand because the LORD has thrust them away.
chief

Litreally: bull; hence: a person who is in a position of leadership among his peers

Examples
1 Samuel 21:7 Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds.

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

9 occurrences in 6 groups

הוּhis 3
לֵבheart, mind 2
בָּשָׁןBashan 1
רֹעִיshepherd 1
יmy 1
ךָyour 1

Named alongside itApposition

2 occurrences in 2 groups

דֹּאֵגDoeg 1
רָחוֹקfar 1

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

כָּתַרto surround 1
סָחַףto damage 1
שָׁלַלto plunder, to seize 1

What is done to itIt is the object

3 occurrences in 3 groups

מָשַׁךְto draw, to pull, to prolong 1
סוּרto turn aside, to depart, to remove 1
סָלָהto reject 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 2 groups

כlike/as 4
עִםwith 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

6 occurrences in 6 groups

בָּשָׂרflesh 1
דַּהֲהַרgalloping 1
לֶחֶםbread, food 1
מַצְהָלָהneighing 1
עֵדָהcongregation, community 1
פַּרְסָהhoof 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 6 words

אַדִּיר ʼaddîyr · H117 · mighty, majestic, noble: Both terms denote strength, might, and leadership or nobility — mighty, noble, strong, valiant — overlapping as words for powerful or noble persons or qualities.
אָצִיל ʼâtsîyl · H678 · farthest corner, leader: Both words refer to prominent, powerful persons: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr, H47) is rendered "chiefest, mighty (one)," and אָצִיל (ʼâtsîyl, H678) "chief man, noble." They could substitute in contexts naming leaders.
חָזָק châzâq · H2389 · strong, powerful, mighty: Both terms denote strength or might and could substitute for each other in contexts requiring a strength descriptor. One emphasizes hardness, intensity, or an unyielding quality, while the other emphasizes valiant or mighty persons (or bulls), but their core strength sense overlaps.
חָסֹן châçôn · H2634 · strong, powerful: Both words denote strength and might, and could describe a strong or mighty person or thing.
אַמִּיץ ʼammîyts · H533 · strong, powerful, brave: Both terms overlap in the semantic space of human strength, courage, and might, describing mighty, strong, or courageous persons.
עָצוּם ʻâtsûwm · H6099 · numerous: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr, H47) (17×) emphasizes elite warriors, leaders, or valiant beings (also "bull" as strong animal); עָצוּם (ʻâtsûwm, H6099) (31×, family_size 7, broader use) emphasizes great or numerous strength, physical or collective power.

In the other Testament 1 word

ταῦρος taûros · G5022 · bull: ταῦρος (taûros, G5022) ταῦρος corresponds specifically to אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr, H47)'s livestock/bull sense ('bull'), whereas אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr, H47) אַבִּיר has a broader semantic range including 'mighty one', 'valiant', and 'strong' applied to persons and divine figures, not just cattle.

Semantic domains 6 entries

Domestic Animals001001002002: אַבִּיר is used of a powerful bull or stallion, as horses described as mighty in their galloping.
Titles003001017: The word functions as an honorific title applied to a figure of exceptional strength or standing.
Deities001001001: אַבִּיר can serve as a divine epithet, naming God as the Mighty One.
Strong002001001063: The term describes physical or martial strength, as the mighty who are dragged off despite their power.
Confident002001002003: It can carry the sense of being stout-hearted or unshaken, a settled inner firmness alongside physical might.
Leaders001001003005: The word is also used of chief or leading figures among a people, those foremost in rank or authority.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

אָבִיר ʼâbîyr · H46 · mighty one · 6×אַבִּירʼabbîyr · H47

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H47. abbir אַבִּיר adjective mighty, valiant — ׳א Job 34:20 + Isa 10:13 Kt (Qr כַּבִּיר);…

H47. abbir
אַבִּיר adjective mighty, valiant — ׳א Job 34:20 + Isa 10:13 Kt (Qr כַּבִּיר); construct id. 1Sa 21:8; plural אַכִּירִים Job 24:22 +; — mighty (always = substantive & in poetry except 1Sa 21:8).
1 men Job 24:22 (= violent) Job 34:20; 1Sa 21:8 (read ׳א הָרָצִים Gr Dr, compare 1Sa 22:17; but LagProbebibel הָעֲיָרִים אֹבִיל see Id.BN 45; Klo גִּבּוֺר), Lam 1:15; לֵב אַבִּירֵי stout of heart Isa 46:12 (= obstinate) Psa 76:6.
2 angels Psalm Psa 78:25 (compare Psa 103:20).
3 animals; bull, simile of king of Assyrian Isa 10:13 (read כְּאַבִּיר & see Di); elsewhere plural; metaphor for enemies בָשָׁן אַבִּירֵי) Psa 22:13 (|| מּרים); for princes Psa 68:31; for Edomites Isa 34:7; hence even as sacrificial Psa 50:13 (|| עַתּוּדִים); of horses Jer 8:16; Jer 47:3; Jer 50:11. **Jdg 5:22; Jer 46:15 (but Jer 46:15 many MSS. ᵐ5 Aq Symm Theod ᵑ9 many moderns read אַבִּירֶ֑ךָ thy bull, i.e. Apis).
אַבְרָהָם see אַבְרָם below II. אבה.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 6 entries

Deities1 occurrence Domestic Animals5 occurrences Leaders1 occurrence Strong8 occurrences Confident2 occurrences Titles for Deities1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0