Gibborim (biblical)


Gibborim is a Hebrew word that can be glossed "mightiest" which is an intensive for gabar that can be glossed "mighty". Many times it is used of people who are valiant, mighty, or of great stature. There is some confusion about Gibborim as a class of beings because of its use in, which describes the Nephilim as mighty.
The word gibborim is used in the Tanakh over 150 times and applied to men as well as lions, hunters, soldiers and leaders.
In modern Hebrew the word "gibbor", equates with "hero", or "brave".