Plural form referring to mighty warriors or powerful fighters, particularly in historical or biblical contexts.
From Hebrew 'gibbōr' plus the plural suffix. This term appears in religious and historical texts translated from Hebrew, maintaining the biblical sense of mighty warriors.
Many English biblical terms keep their original Hebrew or Greek plural forms rather than adding English '-s' or '-es', which creates these unusual words that remind us translation is always about choosing between accuracy and readability!
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