- גבר II, גברא
- גְּבַרII, גַּבְרָא ch. sam( גֶּבֶר m. (b. h.; גבר) man, master); man. Targ. Gen. 2:24; a. v. fr.Ber.63a באתר דלית ג׳ כ׳ where there is no man, (leader). B. Mets.97a (prov.) ג׳ דנשיוכ׳ for a man whom women killed there is no law or judge. Erub.53b, v. אוּשְׁפִּיזָא.Men.42b, a. e. חובת ג׳ personal duty, opp. ח׳ טלית the duty resting on the garment (whether or not you wear it).ההוא גברא a certain man. B. Mets. l. c.; a. v. fr. (Frequ. האי גברא, or ההוא, euphem. for I, or thou; v. ההוא.Bekh.36a בלא גברא (Rashi גברי) without naming an authority.Pl. גַּבְרִין, גַּבְרַיָּיא, גַּבְרֵי. Targ. O. Deut. 1:13; a. v. fr.Lev. R. s. 23 יהוון גַּבְ׳ בכל מילייא (Cant. R. to II, 2 גּוּבְרִין) they shall be strong (trained) in all things. B. Kam.92b (prov.) כד הוינן זוטרי לג׳וכ׳ when we were young, we were esteemed as men, now that we are old ; a. v. fr.Keth.6a בלא ג׳, v. supra. Ib. 53b סימן דגברי ש̇ק̇ ז̇ר̇ף̇ the mnemonical sign for the authorities quoted is (ש̇שת, לק̇יש, אלעז̇ר, ר̇בא, פ̇פא).Fem. גְּבַרְתָּא, only assumed for argument, v. אַנְתְּרֹופִי. V. also גּוּבְרָא.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.