Hebrew Terms
There are three parts to this study. Two cover the Hebrew terms and one covers the Greek terms.
You'll want to look at all three. Here are the links to the three parts:
- Power - Part 1 - Hebrew
- Power - Part 2 - Hebrew
- Power - Part 3 - Greek
Each of the parts presents the original language word as given by Strong's Concordance. I've also included the words from which the term was derived so you can see how the meaning was determined. There are special insights to be gained from many of the root words, so please don't overlook them.
Please remember that everything after the (:--) in Strong's definitions is a word by which the term is actually “translated" in the King James Version. It is not part of the definition.
H1369 – gabuwrah – used 61 times
1369. h∂r…wb…◊g gbuwrah, gheb-oo-raw´; feminine passive participle from the same as 1368; force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory:
—force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
1368. rwø;b…ˆg gibbowr, ghib-bore´; or (shortened) r;Ob…ˆg gibbor, ghib-bore´; intensive from the same as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:
—champion, chief, x excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Deuteronomy 3:24: ‘My Sovereign, YAHWEH, You Yourself את
have begun to show Your servant himself את
Your greatness itself את and Your strong hand itself את.
Who, what ‘god’ in the skies or on the earth,
who can do according to Your actions or according to Your power?
1 Kings 15:23: And the rest of all the words of Asa,
and all his power, and all that he did, and the cities which he built,
are they not written on the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Yahudah?
However at the time of his old age his feet themselves את were diseased.
1 Chronicles 29:11: To You, YAHWEH, is the greatness,
the power,
and the glory,
the eternal
excellence, and the majesty!
Indeed, all
that is in the heavens and in the earth is Yours!
Yours is
The Kingdom, YAHWEH!
And You are
The One exalting Himself
as the head
of everything!
29:12 And
the riches and the honor
are because
of Your presence!
And You Yourself את are ruling in everything!
And in Your hand is power and might!
And it is in Your hand to make one great
and to strengthen
for the sake of everyone!
2 Chronicles 20:6: And he said, “YAHWEH,
The Elohim of our fathers,
are not You
Yourself את He, The Elohim in The
Heavens?
And You Yourself את are ruling
among all
the kingdoms of the nations?
And in Your
hand is power and might.
And no one can
stand himself against You?
Job 12:13: With Him are wisdom and power.
His are counsel and discretion.
Psalms 20:6: Now I know that YAHWEH
will cause His anointed to be delivered.
He will answer him from His set apart Heavens
with the strength of the
deliverance of His right hand.
Psalms 21:13: Be exalted, YAHWEH, by Your strength!
We will sing!
And we will sing praise of Your power!
Psalms 54:1: Elohim, in Your Name deliver me!
And with
Your power grant me justice!
Psalms 66:7: Who will be
ruling in His power to eternity!
His eyes are
on the nations,
keeping
watch of the rebellious.
There will
be no cause for them to exalt themselves!
Selah.
Psalms 71:16: I will come
in the power of My Sovereign, YAHWEH!
I will cause
Your justice to be remembered, Yours alone!
Psalms 145:11: They will speak
of the splendor of Your kingdom.
And they will
speak of Your might
12 for the
sake of making known
to the children
of the human being
His might and
the splendor
of the
majesty of His kingdom.
Psalms 147:10: He does not
delight
in the
strength of the horse.
He takes no
pleasure in the legs of a man.
Proverbs 8:14: Advice is mine,
even sound wisdom.
I myself am understanding.
Power is mine.
Isaiah 11:2: The Divine Nature of YAHWEH will rest upon Him,
the Divine Nature of wisdom and understanding,
the Divine Nature of advice and power,
the Divine Nature of knowledge
and of the reverence of YAHWEH.
Isaiah 30:15: For thus said my Sovereign YAHWEH,
The Set apart One of Yisra’el,
“In returning and quietness you will be delivered.
In tranquility and confidence will your
strength exist.”
But you were not willing!
Jeremiah 9:23: Thus said YAHWEH,
“Let the wise not boast himself in his wisdom.
Let the mighty not boast in his might,
or the rich boast in his riches,
Micah 3:8: However, I am truly filled with power,
with The Divine Nature of YAHWEH itself את,
and with judgment,
and with strength
for the sake of declaring
to Ya‛akob his rebellion
and to Yisra’el his offense!
Micah 7:16: The nations will see!
And they will be be ashamed of all their power!
They will place their hand over their mouth!
Their ears will be deaf!
H2220 –zarowa – used 97 times
2220. Aowør◊z zrowa{, zer-o´-ah;
or (shortened) AoOr◊z zroao, zer-o´-ah; and (feminine) hDowør◊z zrowpah, zer-o-aw´;
or hDoOr◊z zrowah, zer-o-aw´; from 2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:
- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
2232. oArÎz zara{, zaw-rah´; a primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify:
- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
Genesis 49:24: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands
were made strong by the hands of The Mighty One of Ya’akov;
(from there is The Shepherd, The Stone of Yisra’el:)
Exodus 6:6: For this reason say to the
children of Yisra’el, ‘I am YAHWEH!
And I will bring out you yourselves את
from under the burdens of the Egyptians!
And I will snatch away you yourselves את from their work!
And I will redeem you yourselves את
with an arm stretched out and
with great judgments!
Exodus 15:16: Terror and dread fell on them.
Because of Your great arm they
are silent like a stone,
until Your people pass over, YAHWEH,
until
the people pass over whom You have acquired.
Deuteronomy 4:34: Or has The Elohim
attempted to go to take for Himself
a nation from the midst of a nation by testings, by signs, and by awesome displays,
and by battles, and by a strong hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great fear,
according to all that YAHWEH, your Elohim, did for you against Egypt before your eyes?
Judges 15:14: He was coming to Lehi.
And the Philistines shouted at meeting him.
And the Divine Nature of YAHWEH came mightily upon him.
And the ropes that were on his arms were like flax that is burned with fire.
And his bonds broke loose
from upon his hands.
1 Samuel 2:31: Behold! The days are coming that I will cut off your arm itself את
and the arm itself את of your father’s household!
An old man will not exist in your
household.
2 Samuel 22:35: teaching my hands for the sake of battle,
and my arms to bend a
bow of brass.
Job 35:9: Because of an abundance of oppressions
they cry out.
They cry out for help
because of the power of the mighty.
Psalms 10:15: Shatter the arm of the morally wrong and the bad!
Search out his moral wrong until none is found!
Psalms 18:34: teaching my hands for the sake of battle
and my arms to bend a bow of copper.
Psalms 79:11: May the
groaning of the prisoner
come before
Your face!
According
to the greatness of Your arm
cause those
appointed to death to remain.
Psalms 89:13: Your arm is with might!
Your hand is strong!
Your right
hand is exalted!
You have a mighty arm: strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
Psalms 136:12: with a
strong hand and with an outstretched arm,
Indeed, His kindness is to eternity!
Isaiah 40:10: Behold! The Sovereign YAHWEH
is coming with a strong hand and His arm will rule for Him.
Isaiah 52:10: YAHWEH has stripped bare His set apart arm itself את
for the eyes of all the nations!
And all the extremities of the earth will see the deliverance itself את of our Elohim!
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus said YAHWEH,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in a human being,
and establishes flesh as his strength,
and turns his heart away from YAHWEH!
Jeremiah 48:25: The horn of Mo’ab has been cut down
and his arm has been broken!”
- An utterance of YAHWEH -
Ezekiel 30:21: “Son of a human being,
The arm itself את of
Pharaoh, king of Egypt (Mitsraim), I have shattered!
And behold!
It has not been bound up for the sake of healing,
for the sake of placing a bandage to bind it
to strengthen it for the sake of holding a sword!
Daniel 11:22: And with the arms of a flood
will they be overflown from before Him, and will be broken;
indeed, also the prince of the covenant.
H2428 – chayil – used 250 times
2428. lˆyAj chayil, khah´-yil; from 2342; probably a force,
whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:
- able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
2342. l…wj chuwl, khool; or lyIj chiyl, kheel; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert:
-bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded, Army, host, mighty men. Comes from a root meaning pain, fear, or anguish. Implies a large force, strength in numbers. Can also refer to wealth (volume of assets or abundance of something).
Exodus 14:4: And I will strengthen the heart
itself of Pharaoh את.
And he will pursue after them.
But I will be honored on
account of Pharaoh
and on account of all his might.
And the Egyptians will know
that I am YAHWEH.”
Exodus 14:9: And the Egyptians pursued after
them.
And they overtook they themselves את camping by the sea,
all the horses and chariots of
Pharaoh, and his horsemen,
and his army, beside Pi
Hahiroth, opposite Ba'al Tzephon.
Deuteronomy 3:18: And I directed you yourselves את at that time saying,
‘YAHWEH, your Elohim, has given you this land itself את to occupy.
You are to pass over armed before your kindred,
he children of Yisra’el, all the sons of ability.
yarash - to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and
possessing in their place);
by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit.
Many translations use "possess". While that is the ultimate end of
these actions,
and the planned purpose of YAHWEH, it is not the proper use of
this term.
The concept is to occupy in the place of the existing residents.
Deuteronomy 8:17: and you say in your heart,
‘My vitality and the power of my hand
have made for me this wealth itself’ את.
Joshua 6:2: And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
“Look! I have given into your hand Yericho itself את
and its king himself את, powerful
warriors.
Judges 21:10: And the assembly sent there twelve thousand sons of force.
And they charged they themselves את saying,
“Go and strike those dwelling at Yabesh Gil'ad themselves את
with the mouth of the sword; even the women and the children.
1 Samuel 2:4: A powerful bow is crushed.
And those faltering are girded with strength.
1 Samuel 16:18: And one of the servants responded.
And he said, “Behold!
I have seen a son of Yishai, the Bet Lechemite, knowing how to play.
And he is valiant, powerful, and a man of battle.
And he is understanding
in words.
And he is handsome.
And YAHWEH is with him.”
1 Kings 11:28: And the man Yarob'am was a mighty man of force.
And Shelomoh, had seen the young man himself את,
that he was doing his tasks.
And he appointed he himself את over
all the forced labor
of the house of Yoseph.
1 Kings 20:19: And these went out of the city, the princes of the provinces,
and the strength which was
behind them.
2 Kings 25:5: And the army of the Kasdim pursued after the king.
And they overtook he himself את
in the desert plains of Yericho.
And all his force was
scattered from him.
Psalms 33:16: The king is
not delivered
by an
abundant multitude of men.
A mighty man is not delivered by abundant strength.
Psalms 76:5: The mighty
have been plundered.
They have slept
their sleep.
And all the
men of strength have not found their hands.
Isaiah 5:22: Woe to those mighty at drinking wine
and men of strength at mixing strong drink
Jeremiah 38:3: Thus said YAHWEH,
‘This city will be given, given into the hand
of the forces of the King of Babel!
And he will capture it!’ ”
Ezekiel 37:10: And I prophesied according to what I was directed.
And the breath came into them!
And they lived!
And they stood upon their feet,
an exceedingly, exceedingly great company!
Nahum 2:3: The shields of his mighty men have been dyed red.
The men of valor are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots are like flaming torches
in the day of its preparation.
And the fir spears will be brandished.
Habakkuk 3:19: YAHWEH is Sovereign, my strength!
And he establishes my feet like the hinds.
And upon my high places He causes me to walk!
Zechariah 4:6: Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying,
This is the word of YAHWEH to Zerubbabel, saying,
Not by might, nor by power, but by My Divine Nature, says YAHWEH of Assemblies.
It’s clear from this list that the “translation” of these terms is inconsistent, and therefore confusing. While each reference given does provide some connection to the term involved it’s not always easy to see that connection in the English versions. This is why it’s so very important to do your homework and discover what the Truth really is as you read Scripture. Ask YAHWEH to teach you His Truth - not that of human beings who stumble over the terms as they try to make sense of them.
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