gavar · prevail

What it means

gavar (גָּבַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “prevail”.

Be strong, prevail, win out.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To be more powerful, win out.
2. To make strong, or confirm a covenant.
3. To act proudly against someone.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• prevailed ×10
• strong ×5
• prevail ×3
• I will strengthen ×2
• grow mighty ×1
• he acts the hero ×1
• he must increase ×1
• he will show himself mighty ×1
• they were stronger ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×5
• Exodus×2
• 1 Samuel×1
• 2 Samuel×2
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Job×3
• Psalms×4
• Ecclesiastes×1
• Isaiah×1
• Jeremiah×1
• Lamentations×1
• Daniel×1
• Zechariah×2

• Genesis 7:18

  And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark moved on the surface of the waters.

• Genesis 7:19

  And the waters prevailed very, very much on the earth, and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered.

• Genesis 7:20

  Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed, and the mountains were covered.

• Genesis 7:24

  And the waters prevailed on the earth a hundred and fifty days.

• Genesis 49:26

  The blessings of your father have prevailed over the blessings of my ancestors, up to the bounds of the eternal hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of the one consecrated among his brothers.

• Exodus 17:11

  Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.

• 1 Samuel 2:9

  The feet of his faithful ones he guards, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for not by strength does a man prevail.

• 2 Samuel 1:23

  Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life, and in their death they were not separated; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

• 2 Samuel 11:23

  The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us and came out to us into the field, but we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate.

• 1 Chronicles 5:2

  for Judah prevailed among his brothers, and from him came a leader, but the birthright was Joseph’s):

• Job 15:25

  Because he stretched out his hand against El, and against Shaddai he acts the hero;

• Job 21:7

  Why do the wicked live, grow old, and even grow mighty in wealth?

• Job 36:9

  then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they have played the strong man.

• Psalms 12:4

  those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?”

• Psalms 65:3

  Matters of iniquities prevail over me; our transgressions, you make expiation for them.

• Psalms 103:11

  For as the height of the heavens above the earth, so strong is his loyal love over those who fear him.

• Psalms 117:2

  For his loyal love is strong over us, and the truth of YHWH is forever. Praise Yah.

• Ecclesiastes 10:10

  If the iron is blunt, and he does not sharpen the edge, he must increase his strength; but the profit of getting it right is wisdom.

• Isaiah 42:13

  YHWH like a mighty man will go out; like a man of wars he will stir up zeal; he will shout, indeed, he will raise the war cry; against his enemies he will show himself mighty.

• Jeremiah 9:3

  And they bend their tongue, their bow, for falsehood; and not for faithfulness have they grown strong in the land; for from evil to evil they go on, and me they do not know, declares YHWH.

• Lamentations 1:16

  For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water, for far from me is one who comforts, one who brings back my soul; my sons are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.”

• Daniel 9:27

  And he will make strong a covenant with the many for one week; and in the middle of the week he will make sacrifice and offering cease; and on the wing of detestable things will come one who makes desolate, even until the complete destruction that is decreed is poured out on the one who makes desolate.”

• Zechariah 10:6

  And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and the house of Joseph I will save, and I will bring them back, for I have had mercy on them; and they will be as though I had not rejected them; for I am YHWH their Elohim, and I will answer them.

• Zechariah 10:12

  And I will strengthen them in YHWH, and in his name they will walk, declares YHWH.”

And 1 more times.