1 Samuel 14:52
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
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Valiant
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Hebrews 11:34
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
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7 occurrences in 6 verses.
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חַיִל
chayil · khah'-yil
13 times translated as this KJV form238 total Strong's occurrences
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Strong's KJV usage: able, activity, ( ) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ( ) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 14:52Strong's last: Nahum 2:3
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bên · bane
4 times translated as this KJV form4,878 total Strong's occurrences
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
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Strong's first: 1 Samuel 18:17Strong's last: 2 Samuel 17:10
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gibbôwr · ghib-bore'
3 times translated as this KJV form158 total Strong's occurrences
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
Strong's KJV usage: champion, chief, × excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 7:5Strong's last: Song of Solomon 3:7
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ʼabbîyr · ab-beer'
2 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 10:13Strong's last: Jeremiah 46:15
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ischyrós · is-khoo-ros'
1 times translated as this KJV form27 total Strong's occurrences
forcible (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
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Strong's first: Hebrews 11:34Strong's last: Hebrews 11:34
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gâbar · gaw-bar'
1 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences
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.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 9:3Strong's last: Jeremiah 9:3
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H2428
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
no direct Strong's tag
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
H1121
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
no direct Strong's tag
And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
H2428
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
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valiant
VALIANT, adjective val'yant. [Latin valeo, to be strong.]
1. Primarily, strong; vigorous in body; as a valiant fencer.
2. Brave; courageous; intrepid in danger; heroic; as a valiant soldier.
Be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles.
1 Samuel 18:17.
3. Performed with valor; bravely conducted; heroic; as a valiant action or achievement; a valiant combat.
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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