גְּבוּרָה gᵉbûwrâh

Hebrew · Strong's H1369 · pronounced gheb-oo-raw' · used 61 times in 61 verses

Meaning

force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory

In the King James Version: force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.

Derivation: feminine passive participle from the same as H1368 (גִּבּוֹר);

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Where it is used

Exodus 32:18 But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
Deuteronomy 3:24 “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
Judges 5:31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
Judges 8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
1 Kings 15:23 Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
1 Kings 16:5 As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:27 As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
1 Kings 22:45 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
2 Kings 10:34 As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings 13:8 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings 13:12 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings 14:15 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings 14:28 As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
2 Kings 18:20 You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
2 Kings 20:20 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
1 Chronicles 29:30 together with all the details of his reign, his might, and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
2 Chronicles 20:6 and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
Esther 10:2 And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
Job 12:13 Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Job 26:14 Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
Job 39:19 Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
Job 41:12 I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.
Psalms 20:6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Psalms 21:13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
Psalms 54:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
Psalms 65:6 You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
Psalms 66:7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
Psalms 71:16 I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
Psalms 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
Psalms 80:2 before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
Psalms 89:13 Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
Psalms 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Psalms 106:2 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?
Psalms 106:8 Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
Psalms 145:4 One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Psalms 145:11 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
Psalms 145:12 to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Psalms 147:10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Psalms 150:2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.
Proverbs 8:14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
Isaiah 3:25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Isaiah 28:6 a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
Isaiah 30:15 For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
Isaiah 33:13 You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
Isaiah 36:5 You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
Isaiah 63:15 Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
Jeremiah 10:6 There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
Jeremiah 16:21 “Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is evil and their power is misused.
Jeremiah 49:35 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.
Jeremiah 51:30 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.
Ezekiel 32:29 Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.
Ezekiel 32:30 All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
Micah 3:8 As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.