Gvura (גבורה) means valor in Hebrew.
It can also mean prowess. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
valor, prowess
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gvura.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעלה המתבטאת לרוב בפעולה רבת־עוצמה אל מול הסכנה, חרף הפחד, תוך הקרבה עצמית.
חָדְלוּ גִבּוֹרֵי בָבֶל לְהִלָּחֵם, יָשְׁבוּ בַּמְּצָדוֹת – נָשְׁתָה גְבוּרָתָם, הָיוּ לְנָשִׁים; הִצִּיתוּ מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיהָ, נִשְׁבְּרוּ בְרִיחֶיהָ.
- 2קבלהאחת מעשר הספירות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gvura is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גְּבוּרָה
- Written without vowel points
- גבורה
- Said
- gvura
- Root
- ג־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קְטוּלָה
- Plural
- גְּבוּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' גְּבוּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 216
This is how Gvura is said in other languages.
- English
- valor, prowess
- Arabic
- مروءة, بطولة
- Russian
- храбрость
- French
- héroïsme
- Spanish
- coraje, valor
- German
- Tapferkeit, Heldenmut
These words mean nearly the same as Gvura.
- אומץ
- כוח
- עוז
- אבירותchivalry
- אומץ רוח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gvura.
These words rhyme with Gvura.
The word Gvura is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין גבורה אלא בעשיית רצונו של מקום
- גבורות גשמים
- הגיע לגבורות
- יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה
- מעשה גבורה
- מפי הגבורה
- עיטור גבורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gvura comes from the root ג־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Gvura in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gvura.
What does Gvura (גבורה) mean in Hebrew?
Gvura (גבורה) means valor and prowess. It is said gvura, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Gvura (גבורה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gvura (גבורה) are אומץ, כוח, עוז, אבירות, and אומץ רוח.
What is the opposite of Gvura (גבורה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gvura (גבורה) are פחד and מורא.
What rhymes with Gvura (גבורה)?
Words that rhyme with Gvura (גבורה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גבורה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.