Gaver גָּבֶר

Gaver (Hebrew גָּבֶר, Strong's H1397) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “great man”. It occurs 65 times in 64 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Gaver, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 10:11
  Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
• Exodus 12:37
  And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

Numbers

• Numbers 24:3
  And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
• Numbers 24:15
  And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 22:5
  The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

Joshua

• Joshua 7:14
  In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.
• Joshua 7:17
  And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.
• Joshua 7:18
  And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.

Judges

• Judges 5:30
  Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 23:1
  Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 23:3
  Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
• 1 Chronicles 24:4
  And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
• 1 Chronicles 26:12
  Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.

Job

• Job 3:3
  Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
• Job 3:23
  Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
• Job 4:17
  Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?
• Job 10:5
  Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,
• Job 14:10
  But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
• Job 14:14
  If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
• Job 16:21
  O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
• Job 22:2
  Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
• Job 33:17
  That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
• Job 33:29
  Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
• Job 34:7
  What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
• Job 34:9
  For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
• Job 34:34
  Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
• Job 38:3
  Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
• Job 40:7
  Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

Psalms

• Psalm 34:8
  O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
• Psalm 37:23
  The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
• Psalm 40:4
  Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
• Psalm 52:7
  Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
• Psalm 88:4
  I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
• Psalm 89:48
  What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
• Psalm 94:12
  Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
• Psalm 127:5
  Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
• Psalm 128:4
  Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 6:34
  For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
• Proverbs 20:24
  Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
• Proverbs 24:5
  A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
• Proverbs 28:3
  A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
• Proverbs 28:21
  To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
• Proverbs 29:5
  A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
• Proverbs 30:1
  The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
• Proverbs 30:19
  The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 22:17
  Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 17:5
  Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
• Jeremiah 17:7
  Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
• Jeremiah 22:30
  Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”
• Jeremiah 23:9
  Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
• Jeremiah 30:6
  Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
• Jeremiah 31:22
  How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land— a woman will shelter a man.”
• Jeremiah 41:16
  Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.
• Jeremiah 43:6
  Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
• Jeremiah 44:20
  Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:1
  I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
• Lamentations 3:27
  It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
• Lamentations 3:35
  To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,to deny a man justice before the Most High,
• Lamentations 3:39
  Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

Daniel

• Daniel 8:15
  And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

Joel

• Joel 2:8
  Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.

Micah

• Micah 2:2
  And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 2:5
  Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 13:7
  Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).