גְּבַר

Ezra 4:21 גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א men the

Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

Ezra 5:4 גֻּבְרַיָּ֔א men the

They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”

Ezra 5:10 גֻּבְרַיָּ֖א men the

We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

Ezra 6:8 לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א to men the

I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.

Daniel 2:25 גְּבַר֙ a man

Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”

Daniel 3:8 גֻּבְרִ֣ין men

At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,

Daniel 3:12 גֻּבְרִ֣ין גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א [are] men, men the

But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Here: 'Men', without 'the'. It echoes v. 8, where 'Chaldean men' came forward: Chaldean men now accuse Judean men. The phrasing is a little distancing: 'some men, Judeans'.

Daniel 3:13 גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א men the

Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

Here: "The men." Ordinary word for adult males. It picks up the accusers' wording in v.12, "Jewish men" and "these men."

Daniel 3:20 וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין and to men

and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:21 גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א men the

So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:22 גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א men the

The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Daniel 3:23 וְגֻבְרַיָּ֤א and men the

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:24 גֻבְרִ֨ין men

Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

Daniel 3:25 גֻּבְרִ֣ין men

“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

Here: 'Men', the same word the king used in v. 24 for the three he threw in. He counts the fourth figure as one of the 'men' before he describes him as more than human.

Daniel 3:27 לְגֻבְרַיָּ֣א <obj.> men the

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.

Here: "The men", here the object of seeing. In 3:22 the identical phrase "those men" (gubrayyāʾ ʾillēk) named the soldiers whom the flame killed. Now it names the three whom the flame could not touch.

Daniel 5:11 גְּבַ֜ר [is] a man

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,

Here: An ordinary word for an adult man. She does not yet give his name or title; the suspense builds until verse 12 names Daniel.

Daniel 6:5 גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א men the

Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”

Here: “The men,” meaning the senior officials and satraps of verse 4. The plain word “men” leaves out their titles and quietly turns the officials into a gang of plotters. The same phrase comes back in 6:24 for their punishment.

Daniel 6:11 גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א men the

Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.

Daniel 6:15 גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א men the

Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

Here: "The men." These are the high officials and regional governors (satraps) of vv. 4–7. The narrator never names them or gives them a title here. They are just "the men", a faceless group set against Daniel, who is named.

Daniel 6:24 גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א men the

At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Here: Grown men, here the high officials who had plotted. A plain word, not a title of rank.