Genesis 7:18
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
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And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
Read in context →And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Read in context →8 occurrences in 8 verses.
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gâbar · gaw-bar'
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
Strong's KJV usage: exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
Strong's first: Genesis 7:18Strong's last: Lamentations 1:16
Open full H1396 profile →yâkôl · yaw-kole'
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Strong's KJV usage: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Strong's first: Genesis 30:8Strong's last: Obadiah 1:7
Open full H3201 profile →châzaq · khaw-zak'
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Strong's KJV usage: aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Strong's first: Genesis 47:20Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 27:5
Open full H2388 profile →ischýō · is-khoo'-o
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
Strong's first: Acts 19:16Strong's last: Revelation 12:8
Open full G2480 profile →ʻâzaz · aw-zaz'
to be stout (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: harden, impudent, prevail, strengthen (self), be strong.
Strong's first: Judges 3:10Strong's last: Judges 6:2
Open full H5810 profile →katischýō · kat-is-khoo'-o
to overpower
Strong's KJV usage: :--prevail (against).
Strong's first: Luke 23:23Strong's last: Luke 23:23
Open full G2729 profile →nikáō · nik-ah'-o
to subdue (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory.
Strong's first: Revelation 5:5Strong's last: Revelation 5:5
Open full G3528 profile →ʼâmats · aw-mats'
to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
Strong's KJV usage: confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 13:18Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 13:18
Open full H553 profile →yᵉkêl · yek-ale'
Strong's KJV usage: be able, can, couldest, prevail.
Strong's first: Daniel 7:21Strong's last: Daniel 7:21
Open full H3202 profile →kâbad · kaw-bad'
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
Strong's KJV usage: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, × be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, × more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
Strong's first: Judges 1:35Strong's last: Judges 1:35
Open full H3513 profile →qâsheh · kaw-sheh'
severe (in various applications)
Strong's KJV usage: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, in trouble.
Strong's first: Judges 4:24Strong's last: Judges 4:24
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O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
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PREVA'IL, verb intransitive [Latin proevaleo; proe, before, and valeo, to be strong or well. Valeo seems to be from the same root as the Eng. well. The primary sense is to stretch or strain forward, to advance.]
1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage.
When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Exodus 17:11.
With over or against.
David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. 1 Samuel 17:9.
This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England.
2. To be in force; to have effect; power or influence.
This custom makes the short-sighted bigots and the warier skeptics, as far as ir prevails.
3. To be predominant; to extend over with force or effect. The fever prevailed in a great part of the city.
4. To gain or have predominant influence; to operate with effect. These reasons, arguments or motives ought to prevail with all candid men. In this sense, it is followed by with.
5. To persuade or induce; with on or upon. They prevailed on the president to ratify the treaty. It is also followed by with. They could not prevail with the king to pardon the offender. But on is more common in modern practice.
6. To succeed. The general attempted to take the fort by assault, but did not prevail The most powerful arguments were employed, but they did not prevail
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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