- גבר I
- גְּבַרI ch. sam(גברto be uppermost, prevail; to be strong). Targ. Ps. 103:11.Gitt.60b, v. אַלִּים. Pes.76a, a. fr. עילאה ג׳ in the case of a contact between warm and cold substances, the upper one prevails (heating or cooling the substance into which it is poured); תתאה ג׳ the lower prevails. Pa. גַּבֵּר as preced. Pi. Targ. Am. 5:9. Targ. Zech. 10:6; a. e.Part. pass. מְגַבַּר growing, swelling. Targ. Is. 8:8. Af. אַגְבַּר to make strong, to cause to overpower. Targ. Is. 41:25.Snh.38a אַגְבְּרוּ חמראוכ׳ let the wine get the better of the young men, i. e. give them plenty to drink, that they may become mirthful.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.