HebrewH1366Noun (Masculine)

גְּבוּל

ge.vul

190Occurrences
H1366Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed

or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from H1379 (גָּבַל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (*גְּבוּל *": area" H1366H)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

גְּבוּל appears 190 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Joshua
59
Ezk
34
Numbers
23
Deuteronomy
13
1 Samuel
10
Judges
7
Exodus
6
2 Kings
5

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 21:12BSB

between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

Exodus 10:19BSB

And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.

Genesis 10:19BSB

and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Joshua 15:6BSB

went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

Joshua 19:47BSB

(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

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