גָּבַל

ga.valVerbH1379

to border

From: a primitive root; also as a denominative from H1366 (גְּבוּל)

Short Definition

properly, to twist as arope; to bound (as by a line)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to bound, border 1a) (Qal) to bound, border 1b) (Hiphil) to set bounds, set bounds for

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
2
Deuteronomy
1
Joshua
1
Zechariah
1

Key Passages

  • Deuteronomy 19:14
  • Exodus 19:12
  • Exodus 19:23
  • Joshua 18:20
  • Zechariah 9:2

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