Bible Dictionary
GALLANT
Gallant means splendid, mighty, excellent, or majestic. In Isaiah it describes a powerful or stately ship, while related uses refer to nobles, mighty ones, or the Lord’s majesty.
Definition
Gallant means splendid, mighty, excellent, or majestic. As an adjective it may describe a powerful or stately ship; related forms can refer to nobles, mighty persons, or glorious things.
Biblical Usage
The word is applied to the Lord in language of majesty and is also used of excellent or mighty persons and of a splendid ship.
Historical Background
The term represents a Hebrew word also translated “bright,” “splendid,” “mighty,” “nobles,” and “goodly ones,” according to context.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>gal'-ant: The translation of 'addir, "bright," "splendid," "mighty" (Isa 33:21, "Neither shall gallant ('addir) ship pass thereby"); the word is translated "mighty" in Ex 15:10; 1Sa 4:8; Isa 10:34; Zec 11:2 the King James Version. In Isa 33:21, above, it is applied to Yahweh. "glorious ('addir) Lord" the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "Yahweh .... in .... majesty"; compare also Ps 16:3, "the excellent." As a noun it is used in the margin of Na 2:5 as alternative for "worthies," the Revised Version (British and American) "nobles" in Zec 11:2, for "the might "Revised Version" "goodly ones" margin, "glorious"; it is translated "nobles" in Jud 5:13; 2Ch 23:20, etc.</p><p>See also SHIPS AND BOATS.</p>