גבר

See also: ג־ב־ר‎

Aramaic

Noun

גְּבַר • (gəḇar)

  1. absolute form of גַּבְרָא‎ (gaḇrā)

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ג־ב־ר‎

From Proto-Semitic *gabr-, 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 גָּבַרְתִּי‎גָּבַרְנוּ‎
second גָּבַרְתָּ‎גָּבַרְתְּ‎גְּבַרְתֶּם‎1גְּבַרְתֶּן‎1
third גָּבַרגָּבְרָה‎גָּבְרוּ‎
present גּוֹבֵר‎גּוֹבֶרֶת‎גּוֹבְרִים‎גּוֹבְרוֹת‎
future first אֶגְבַּר‎נִגְבַּר‎
second תִּגְבַּר‎תִּגְבְּרִי‎תִּגְבְּרוּ‎תִּגְבַּרְנָה‎2
third יִגְבַּר‎תִּגְבַּר‎יִגְבְּרוּ‎תִּגְבַּרְנָה‎2
imperative גְּבַרגִּבְרִי‎גִּבְרוּ‎גְּבַרְנָה‎2
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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