אַבִּיר

ʼabbîyr · Hebrew · Strong's H47 · 17 occurrences

The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “strong”

What it means

{mighty (spoken of God)}

for H46 (אָבִיר)

How the KJV renders it

angel, bull, chiefest, mighty, stout, strong, valiant

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“strong”

also renders enérgeia (G1753), mégas (G3173), stereós (G4731), dynatós (G1415), ʼêythân (H386), ʼêl (H410), bâtsar (H1219), gibbôwr (H1368), gerem (H1634), châzâq (H2389), chayil (H2428), chăçîyn (H2626), kabbîyr (H3524), mibtsâr (H4013), mâtsôwr (H4692), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻatstsumâh (H6110), ʻârîyts (H6184), taqqîyph (H8624)

“mighty”

also renders dynástēs (G1413), krataiós (G2900), mégas (G3173), ischyrós (G2478), dynatós (G1415), bíaios (G972), ʼâbîyr (H46), ʼaddîyr (H117), ʼûwl (H193), ʼayil (H352), ʼêythân (H386), ʼâphîyq (H650), gibbâr (H1401), gâdôwl (H1419), châzâq (H2389), kabbîyr (H3524), ʻaz (H5794), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻârîyts (H6184), rab (H7227), taqqîyph (H8624)

“angel”

also renders ángelos (G32), mălʼâk (H4397), malʼak (H4398)

“bull”

also renders taûros (G5022), shôwr (H7794)

“stout”

also renders gôdel (H1433), rab (H7229)

“valiant”

also renders ischyrós (G2478), kabbîyr (H3524)

Where it appears

17 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Samuel 21:7 · HAamsc

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.

Isaiah 10:13 · HR/Aamsa

For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.

Isaiah 34:7 · HAampa

The wild oxen will come down with them, and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood, and their dust made greasy with fat.

Isaiah 46:12 · HAampc

Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness!

Judges 5:22 · HAampc/Sp3ms

Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing, the prancing of their strong ones.

Jeremiah 8:16 · HAampc/Sp3ms

The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan. The whole land trembles at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it, the city and those who dwell therein.”

Jeremiah 46:15 HAampc/Sp2msJeremiah 47:3 HAampc/Sp3msJeremiah 50:11 HRd/AampaJob 24:22 HAampaJob 34:20 HAamsaLamentations 1:15 HAampc/Sp1csPsalm 22:12 HAampcPsalm 50:13 HAampaPsalm 68:30 HAampaPsalm 76:5 HAampcPsalm 78:25 HAampa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.