Gabar, “To prevail,” Strong’s H1396

First occurrence

And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. Gen 7:18

(In the Scripture Picture: For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him …)

Hebrew  root word parable

Strong’s H1396 גבר gabar, a primitive root meaning, ‘to prevail.’ The ancient pictographs are gimel + bet + resh.

gimel ג = foot (foot, walk, gather)
bet ב = house (house, household, family, in, within)
resh ר = head of man (head, first, top, beginning, man)

The mighty man places his foot (gimel) on the house (bet) of the man (resh) he has defeated, as a sign that he has prevailed over him..

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