Lexical Definition
כַּבִּיר kabbîyr (kab-beer') mighty H:A
from כָּבַר
[phrase] feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant.
- vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty
- of time, aged), or in number, many
1) mighty, great, powerful, many, much
See Greek: βαρύς · δυνατός · ἔνδοξος · ἔντιμος · πλῆθος
Brown-Driver-Briggs
כַּבִּיר adjective great, mighty, much only in poetry, and only Job, Isa1: — Isa 10:13 Qr (but read as Kt כְּאַבִּיר), Isa 17:12 and Isa 28:2 מים כבירים (usually מַיִם רַבִּים), Job 8:2 ורוח כביר אמרי פיך a mighty wind, Job 15:10 כביר מאביך ימים (Ges«GKC:131»§ 131, R 5a) = aged: of God, Job 34:17 כַּבִּיר צַדִּיק the just mighty one, Job 36:5 a, vb כֹּחַ לֵב ׳כ mighty in strength of understanding; Job 34:24 כבירים mighty men; of quantity = much, Isa 16:14 שְׁאָר מְעַט מִזְעָר לוֺא כַבִּיר, Job 31:25 וכי כביר מצאה ידי had gotten much.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 8:2 · 15:10 · 31:25 · 34:17 · 34:24 · 36:5 |
| Isaiah | 10:13 · 16:14 · 17:12 · 28:2 |