Gibborim (Hebrew: גִּבֹּרִ֛ים, singular גִּבֹּר gibbor) is a Hebrew word that can be glossed 'mightiest', and is an intensive for gabar (גּבר 'mighty'). In the Hebrew Bible it is used to describe people who are valiant, mighty, or of great stature. There is some confusion about Gibborim as a class of beings because of the term's use in Genesis 6:4, which describes the Nephilim as mighty (gibborim). In Modern Hebrew the word gibbor (גִּבּוֹר) equates with the English word 'hero' (if noun), or 'brave' (if adjective). * v * t * e