The meaning of “אַבִּיר”
Understanding ʼabbîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
for אָבִיר angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant. - {mighty (spoken of God)} 1) mi...
אַבִּיר
for אָבִיר angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant. - {mighty (spoken of God)} 1) mighty, valiant 1a) of men 1b) of angels 1c) of animals 1d) (metaph) 1d1) of enemies 1d2) of princes 1d3) of sacrificial objects 1e) obstinate (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 5:22 | “Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.” Word: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr) | |
| 1 Samuel 21:7 | “Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.” Word: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr) | |
| Job 34:20 | “In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.” Word: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr) | |
| Psalms 68:30 | “Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.” Word: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr) | |
| Isaiah 34:7 | “And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.” Word: אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr) |
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