Word study
Mighty
18 Hebrew and 2 Greek words behind this English word
The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with “mighty”. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.
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How often each original word is translated “mighty” or one of its forms.
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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)
- גִּבּוֹר gibbôrstrong, mightytranslated this way 114 times of its 156 uses · Strong’s H1368Adjective · Translated: mighty men 50, mighty 45, warriors 13, mighty man 12Full study and all 151 verses →
Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days— and afterward as well— when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
- חָזָק châzâqstrong, stout, mightytranslated this way 21 times of its 55 uses · Strong’s H2389Adjective · Translated: mighty 20, strong 18, powerful 2, hard 2Full study and all 53 verses →
Exodus 3:19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
- גָּדוֹל gâdôlgreattranslated this way 12 times of its 501 uses · Strong’s H1419Adjective · Translated: great 262, large 33, high 20, loud 14Full study and all 477 verses →
Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
Joshua 6:5 And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
- רַב rabmuch, many, greattranslated this way 10 times of its 445 uses · Strong’s H7227Adjective · Translated: many 171, great 65, captain 24, long 14Full study and all 426 verses →
2 Chronicles 13:17 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Job 35:9 Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
- עֹז ôzstrength, mighttranslated this way 9 times of its 91 uses · Strong’s H5797Noun · Translated: strength 45, power 10, strong 9, mighty 9Full study and all 90 verses →
Job 37:6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
Psalm 68:33 to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
- עָצוּם âtsûmmighty, numeroustranslated this way 8 times of its 31 uses · Strong’s H6099Adjective · Translated: mighty 6, powerful 5, strong 5, mightier 3Full study and all 31 verses →
Numbers 22:6 So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
Deuteronomy 26:5 and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
- גְּבוּרָה gebûrâhstrength, mighttranslated this way 7 times of its 60 uses · Strong’s H1369Noun · Translated: strength 15, power 8, mighty acts 5, his might 5Full study and all 60 verses →
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?
Psalm 80:2 before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
- אָבִיר âbîrstrongtranslated this way 6 times of its 6 uses · Strong’s H46Noun · Translated: Mighty 6Full study and all 6 verses →
Genesis 49:24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
Psalm 132:2 how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
- אַדִּיר addîrmajestictranslated this way 6 times of its 27 uses · Strong’s H117Adjective · Translated: majestic 7, mighty 6, nobles 5, leaders 3Full study and all 25 verses →
Exodus 15:10 But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
1 Samuel 4:8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
- אֵל êlgodtranslated this way 5 times of its 235 uses · Strong’s H410Noun · Translated: God 208, Mighty 5, power 3, God's 3Full study and all 225 verses →
Joshua 22:22 “The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
Job 41:25 When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.
- אַבִּיר abbîrmighty, valianttranslated this way 5 times of its 17 uses · Strong’s H47Adjective · Translated: stallions 2, mighty 2, strong 2, bulls 2Full study and all 17 verses →
Job 24:22 Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
Isaiah 10:13 For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
- כַּבִּיר kabbîrgreat, mighty, muchtranslated this way 5 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s H3524Adjective · Translated: mighty 5, blustering 1, men much older 1, much 1Full study and all 8 verses →
Job 34:17 Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
Isaiah 17:12 Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.
- אַמִּיץ ammîtsbe stout, strong, bold, alerttranslated this way 4 times of its 6 uses · Strong’s H533Adjective · Translated: mighty 4, strength 1, Even the bravest 1Full study and all 6 verses →
Job 9:4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
- חֹזֶק chôzeqstrengthtranslated this way 2 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s H2392Noun · Translated: strength 2, mighty 2, power 1Full study and all 5 verses →
Exodus 13:14 In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Exodus 13:16 So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
- אָמַץ âmatsbe alerttranslated this way 2 times of its 41 uses · Strong’s H553Verb · Translated: courageous 13, strengthen 3, mighty 2, haste 2Full study and all 41 verses →
2 Samuel 22:18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
Psalm 18:17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
- חַיִל chayilstrength, efficiency, wealth, armytranslated this way 2 times of its 233 uses · Strong’s H2428Noun · Translated: army 73, valor 49, wealth 26, strength 9Full study and all 219 verses →
1 Chronicles 7:5 Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
Jeremiah 48:14 How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?
- תַּקִּיף taqqîphstrong, mightytranslated this way 2 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s H8624Adjective · Translated: strong 3, mighty 2Full study and all 5 verses →
Ezra 4:20 And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
Daniel 4:3 How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
- זְרוֹעַ zerôaarm, shoulder, strengthtranslated this way 2 times of its 90 uses · Strong’s H2220Noun · Translated: arm 49, arms 18, strength 7, power 3Full study and all 84 verses →
Job 22:8 while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
Isaiah 30:30 And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
Greek words (New Testament)
- ἰσχυρός ischyrósstrong, mighty, powerfultranslated this way 10 times of its 29 uses · Strong’s G2478Adjective · Translated: mighty 10, strong 6, more powerful 3, stronger 3Full study and all 27 verses →
Hebrews 11:34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
Revelation 5:2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
- κράτος krátosdominion, strength, powertranslated this way 2 times of its 12 uses · Strong’s G2904Noun · Translated: power 5, dominion 2Full study and all 12 verses →
Luke 1:51 He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
How to study a word well
- Start from the verse, not the dictionary. Find which Hebrew or Greek word stands in the verse you are studying. One English word often translates several different original words.
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- Notice the form. A command is not a statement, and a passive verb is something done to the subject. The form in your verse is part of the meaning.
- See what it keeps company with. The words that appear beside it again and again show how the Bible itself connects ideas.
- Then read the dictionaries. They give the considered view of scholars, with their evidence.
- Come back to the verse. Context decides. A word does not carry every one of its meanings into every verse, and where a word came from does not settle what it means in a sentence written centuries later.
Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.