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גבר

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See also: ג־ב־ר

Aramaic

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Noun

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גְּבַר (gəḇar)

  1. absolute form of גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā)

Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
ג־ב־ר (g-b-r)
10 terms

From Proto-West Semitic *gabr-; compare Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā, man).

Noun

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גֶּבֶר (géverm (plural indefinite גְּבָרִים, singular construct גֶּבֶר־, plural construct גַּבְרֵי־, feminine counterpart גְּבֶרֶת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. man (an adult male human being)
  2. (slang) man, dude
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Further reading
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Verb

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גָּבַר (gavár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to become stronger, gain power
  2. to overpower, conquer, vanquish, defeat
Conjugation
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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 positive גְּבַר גִּבְרִי גִּבְרוּ גְּבַרְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced גָּבַרְתֶּם and גָּבַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From a simple triliteral root ג-ב-ר?”)

Noun

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גֶּבֶר (géverm (plural indefinite גְּבָרִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. rooster, cock, chicken (only male)
    • 1880, Yehuda Leib Gordon, צלוחית של פלייטון (tslokhít shel palyatón, vial of perfume [foliatum])[2], 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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