386,926
edits
Difference between revisions of "Hero"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
no edit summary
(Created page with "Hero <ref name="term_74686" /> <p> A mathematician, born at Alexandria in the first half of the 2nd century; celebrated for his experiments on condensed air, and his anti...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words <ref name="term_76369" /> == | |||
<p> A | <p> A. Nouns. </p> <p> <em> Gibbôr </em> (גִּבֹּר, Strong'S #1368), “hero.” This word appears 159 times in the [[Old]] Testament. The first occurrence of <em> gibbôr </em> is in Gen. 6:4: “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of [[God]] came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became <em> mighty men </em> which were of old, men of renown.” </p> <p> [[In]] the context of battle, the word is better understood to refer to the category of warriors. The <em> gibbôr </em> is the proven warrior; especially is this true when <em> gibbôr </em> is used in combination with <em> chayil </em> (“strength”). The KJV gives a literal translation, “mighty men [ <em> gibbôr </em> ] of valor [ <em> chayil </em> ],” whereas the NIV renders the phrase idiomatically, “fighting men” (cf. Josh. 1:14). David, who had proven himself as a warrior, attracted “heroes” to his band while he was being pursued by [[Saul]] (2 Sam. 23). When [[David]] was enthroned as king, these men became a part of the elite military corps. The phrase <em> gibbôr chayil </em> may also refer to a man of a high social class, the landed man who had military responsibilities. Saul came from such a family (1 Sam. 9:1); so also [[Jeroboam]] (1 Kings 11:28). </p> <p> The king symbolized the strength of his kingdom. [[He]] had to lead his troops in battle, and as commander he was expected to be a “hero.” [[Early]] in David’s life, he was recognized as a “hero” (1 Sam. 18:7). The king is described as a “hero”: “Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most <em> [[Mighty]] </em> , with thy glory and thy majesty” (Ps. 45:3). The messianic expectation included the hope that the [[Messiah]] would be “mighty”: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The <em> mighty </em> God, The everlasting Father, The [[Prince]] of Peace” (Isa. 9:6). </p> <p> Israel’s God was a mighty God (Isa. 10:21). He had the power to deliver: “The [[Lord]] thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing” (Zeph. 3:17). Jeremiah’s moving confession (32:17ff.) bears out the might of God in creation (v. 17) and in redemption (vv. 18ff.). The answer to the emphatic question, “Who is this [[King]] of glory?” in [[Psalm]] 24 is: “The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle” (v. 8). </p> <p> The [[Septuagint]] gives the following translations: <em> dunatos </em> (“powerful; strong; mighty; able ruler”) and <em> ischuros </em> (“strong; mighty; powerful”). The KJV gives these senses: “mighty men; mighty one; strong; violent.” </p> <p> <em> [[Geber]] </em> (גֶּבֶר, Strong'S #1397), “man.” This word occurs 66 times in the Old Testament, once in 1 Chron. 23:3: “Now the [[Levites]] were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.” </p> <p> B. Verb. </p> <p> <em> Gâbar </em> (גָּבַר, Strong'S #1396), “to be strong.” The root meaning “to be strong” appears in all [[Semitic]] languages as a verb or a noun, but the verb occurs only 25 times in the Old Testament. [[Job]] 21:7 contains an occurrence of <em> gâbar </em> : “Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?” </p> <p> C. Adjective. </p> <p> <em> Gibbôr </em> (גִּבֹּר, Strong'S #1368), “strong.” <em> Gibbôr </em> may be translated by the adjective “strong” in the following contexts: a “strong” man (1 Sam. 14:52), a “strong” lion (Prov. 30:30), a mighty hunter (Gen. 10:9), and the mighty ones (Gen. 6:1-4). </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74692" /> == | |||
<p> A priestess of [[Venus]] at Sestos, in Thrace, beloved by [[Leander]] of Abydos, on the opposite shore, who swam the [[Hellespont]] every night to visit her, but was drowned one stormy evening, whereupon at sight of his dead body on the beach she threw herself into the sea. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name=" | |||
<ref name="term_76369"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-ot-words/hero Hero from Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_74692"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hero Hero from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
