Strong's Definition
for 46; --angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: ox. 1) mighty, valiant 1a) of men 1b) of angels 1c) of animals 1d) (metaph) 1d1) of enemies 1d2) of princes 1d3) of sacrificial objects 1e) obstinate (fig.)
אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: stallion. 1) mighty, valiant 1a) of men 1b) of angels 1c) of animals 1d) (metaph) 1d1) of enemies 1d2) of princes 1d3) of sacrificial objects 1e) obstinate (fig.)
אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: strong. 1) mighty, valiant 1a) of men 1b) of angels 1c) of animals 1d) (metaph) 1d1) of enemies 1d2) of princes 1d3) of sacrificial objects 1e) obstinate (fig.)
אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: angel. 1) mighty, valiant 1a) of men 1b) of angels 1c) of animals 1d) (metaph) 1d1) of enemies 1d2) of princes 1d3) of sacrificial objects 1e) obstinate (fig.)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · אבר
Domestic Animals
bull = male bovine; ≈ symbol of deities and associated with power and strength, but also with aggression and therefore often used to denote people who behave as such
Titles | Deities
mighty (bull) = epithet for Apis, a deity shaped like a bull, ◄ worshiped by Egyptians
Strong | ≈ פַּר · רְאֵם
bull, mighty one = powerful person ◄ compared with a bull; ≈ associated with power, authority, and/or aggression
Domestic Animals
stallion = male horse; ► mainly used for carrying soldiers and drawing chariots; ≈ associated with power, strength, and warfare
Confident | ≈ אִישׁ־חַיִל
Collocation: אַבִּיר לֵב
strong-willed, brave literally: mighty of heart; hence: = person who is determined to pursue his/her goals, ≈ which can be a sign of bravery but also of stubbornness
1 JER 46:15 Some translations and commentators interpret the plural as a pluralis majestatis, a reference to the Egyptian god Apis | this is even more likely to be true if the preceding נסחף is read as נס חף "Apis has fled". HOTTP-B NRSV NJB NRSV REB GNT CEV = [1b] | NIV "warriors" NJPS "stalwarts" = [1e] 2 ISA 10:13 MT כַּאבִּיר | NJPS "vast (populations)" 3 ISA 46:12 LXX οἱ ἀπολωλεκότες τὴν καρδίαν = אבד
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָבִּיר adj. mighty, valiant base