גבר

See also: ג־ב־ר‎

Aramaic

Noun

גְּבַר • (gəḇar)

  1. absolute form of גַּבְרָא‎ (gaḇrā)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ג־ב־ר‎

Compare Aramaic גַּבְרָא‎ (gaḇrā, “man”), Ge'ez ገብር (gäbr, “servant”).

Noun

גֶּבֶר • (géver) m (plural indefinite גְּבָרִים‎, feminine counterpart גְּבֶרֶת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. man (an adult male human being)
  2. strong man, hero
Derived terms

Verb

גָּבַר • (gavár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to become stronger, gain power
  2. to overpower, conquer, vanquish, defeat

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּבַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לגבור \ לִגְבֹּר‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּבַרְתִּי‎ גָּבַרְנוּ‎
second גָּבַרְתָּ‎ גָּבַרְתְּ‎ גְּבַרְתֶּם‎1 גְּבַרְתֶּן‎1
third גָּבַר גָּבְרָה‎ גָּבְרוּ‎
present גּוֹבֵר‎ גּוֹבֶרֶת‎ גּוֹבְרִים‎ גּוֹבְרוֹת‎
future first אֶגְבַּר‎ נִגְבַּר‎
second תִּגְבַּר‎ תִּגְבְּרִי‎ תִּגְבְּרוּ‎ תִּגְבַּרְנָה‎2
third יִגְבַּר‎ תִּגְבַּר‎ יִגְבְּרוּ‎ תִּגְבַּרְנָה‎2
imperative גְּבַר גִּבְרִי‎ גִּבְרוּ‎ גְּבַרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּבַרְתֶּם‎ and גָּבַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Noun

גֶּבֶר • (géver) m (plural indefinite גְּבָרִים‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. rooster, cock, chicken (only male)
    • 1880, Yehuda Leib Gordon, צלוחית של פלייטון‎ (tslókhít shel fylyéton, “vial of feuilleton”), page 501:
      ‏בעלי הבתים משכימים עם קריאת הגבר‎‎
      The owners of the homes wake up early with the rooster's calling.
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