1366. gebul

Berean Strong's Lexicon

gebul: Boundary, border, territory, limit

Original Word: גְּבוּל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gebul
Pronunciation: guh-BOOL
Phonetic Spelling: (gheb-ool')
Definition: Boundary, border, territory, limit
Meaning: a cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

Word Origin: From the root verb גָּבַל (gabal), meaning "to set bounds" or "to border."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - ὅριον (horion) - Strong's Greek 3725: Refers to a boundary or limit, often used in the New Testament to describe territorial borders.

Usage: The Hebrew word "gebul" primarily refers to a boundary or border, often used in the context of defining the territorial limits of a land, tribe, or nation. It can also denote the concept of limits or boundaries in a more abstract sense, such as moral or ethical boundaries.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, boundaries were crucial for defining the inheritance of the tribes and families. The land was a divine gift, and its borders were established by God. Maintaining these boundaries was essential for preserving the identity and heritage of the people. The concept of boundaries also extended to social and religious practices, emphasizing the importance of order and separation in the community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
border, boundary, territory
NASB Translation
area (1), barrier (1), border (144), borders (10), boundary (13), coastline (3), districts (1), land (1), line (1), territories (1), territory (61), wall (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

(ה)גבול Joshua 15:47 Kt; read הַגָּדוֺל Vrss. Manuscripts compare Joshua 15:12.

גבח (only in following derivatives found in P; compare also Late Hebrew גִּבֵּחַ, giant).

גְּבוּל₂₄₀ noun masculine^{Numbers 34:3} border, boundary, territory (Late Hebrew id., Punic gubulim (plural, Plaut^{Poen. i. 9}) — גָּבוּל Genesis 10:19 168t. + Joshua 15:47 Kt (but read Qr גָּדוֺל); גְּבֻל Numbers 21:13 9t.; (both, in absolute & construct, e.g. absolute Numbers 22:36; Numbers 34:8, construct Genesis 10:19; 2 Samuel 21:5); suffix גְּבוּלִי 1 Chronicles 4:10, גְּבוּלְךָ Exodus 7:27, גְבֻלְךָ Exodus 23:31 3t., etc.; plural (8 t.) only suffix גְּבוּלֶיךָ Jeremiah 15:13; Jeremiah 17:3, etc.; —

1 border, boundary,

a. of a land or people: Canaanites Genesis 10:19 (J), Edom Numbers 20:23; Joshua 15:1,21 (all P) compare Obadiah 7, Amorites Numbers 21:13 (E) Joshua 13:4 (D) compare Joshua 12:5 (D) Judges 1:36, Moab Numbers 21:13,15; Numbers 22:36 (E) Numbers 33:44 (P) Deuteronomy 2:18; Judges 11:18 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 3:21; Isaiah 15:8, Ammon Numbers 21:24 (E) Deuteronomy 3:16; Joshua 12:2; Joshua 13:10 (all D) Amos 1:3, Bashan Joshua 12:4 (D), Egypt 1 Kings 5:1 2Chronicles 9:26; Isaiah 19:19; especially of promised land Exodus 23:31; Exodus 34:24 (JE) Numbers 34:3 13t. Numbers 34 (all P) Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 12:20; Deuteronomy 16:4; Joshua 1:4 (D), compare Ezekiel 45:1; 10t. Ezekiel 45-48; also of Israel 2 Kings 14:25; Amos 6:2; Malachi 1:5.

b. boundary of smaller divisions, e.g. Geshurites Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 12:5; Joshua 13:11 (all D), compare Joshua 16:2,3(J) Joshua 19:12 (P); especially of tribes of Israel Deuteronomy 3:16,17; Joshua 13:30 (all D) Joshua 13:16 60t. Joshua 13-19 (P); — Joshua 15:47 read גדול see above; Joshua 22:25 (P) & Joshua 17:8; Joshua 18:11; Joshua 24:30 (JE), compare 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 6:51; 2Chronicles 11:13; Ezekiel 48:1 15t. Ezekiel 48 (including Ezekiel 48:22; Ezekiel 48:22 q. strike out Co); — in 1 Samuel 13:18 read for גְּבוּל, הַגֶּבַע ᵐ5 We Dr.

c. boundary of territory belonging to an individual, — of field, piece of ground, etc. Genesis 23:17 (P) Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:17; Joshua 24:30 (E) = Judges 2:9; 1 Chronicles 4:10; Proverbs 15:25; Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:10; Hosea 5:10.

d. border of stream Numbers 22:36.

e. limit to waters of deep Psalm 104:9 compare Jeremiah 5:22.

f. a concrete object marking limit, (α) barrier in Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 40:12 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co) Ezekiel 40:12; (β) border of altar Ezekiel 43:13,17,20; (γ) surrounding wall of restored Zion Isaiah 54:12 (so ᵐ5 Ew Kn Che; De Brd territory, Di undecided).

2 territory (enclosed within boundary),

a. of land or people Genesis 47:21 (J) Exodus 7:27 (P) Exodus 10:4,14 ("" ארץ) Exodus 10:19; Exodus 13:7 (all J), Numbers 20:16,17,21; Numbers 21:22 (E; "" ארץ) = Judges 11:20; Numbers 21:23 (E) Deuteronomy 2:4; Deuteronomy 19:3 (אַרְצְךָ ׳גּ) Deuteronomy 19:8; Deuteronomy 28:40; Joshua 18:5 (twice in verse) (E) Judges 11:22; Judges 19:29; 2 Samuel 21:5; 1 Kings 1:3; 2 Kings 10:32; 1 Chronicles 21:12 ("" ארץ) Psalm 105:31 (= ארץ in "" Ezekiel 8:16,17) Ezekiel 8:33; Ezek 147:14; Jeremiah 31:17; Ezekiel 11:10,11; Joel 4:6; Zephaniah 2:8.

b. territory of a city (or limit of such territory) Numbers 35:26,27; Joshua 13:26; Judges 1:18 (3 t. in verse); Ezekiel 47:16 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 47:17 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5 Co) Ezekiel 48:1; Amos 6:2.

c. territory about Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 43:12.

d. plural in like sense (only use of plural), of land Micah 5:5; Isaiah 60:18 ("" ארץ) Jeremiah 15:13; Jeremiah 17:13, of city 1 Samuel 5:6; 2 Kings 15:16; 2 Kings 18:8; so Ezekiel 27:4 of Tyre.

e. figurative territory (region) of darkness Job 38:20; territory of wickedness Malachi 1:4 (of Edom); territory of his holiness Psalm 78:54 (of Canaan).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space

Or (shortened) gbul {gheb-ool'}; from gabal; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, X great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.

see HEBREW gabal

Forms and Transliterations

בִּגְב֣וּל בִּגְב֥וּל בִּגְבֻל֑וֹ בִּגְבֻל֔וֹ בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃ בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒ בִּגְבוּל֙ בִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ׃ בִּגְבוּלָ֑יִךְ בִּגְבוּלָ֑ם בגבול בגבוליך בגבולם בגבולנו׃ בגבלו בגבלך׃ גְּֽבוּל־ גְּב֑וּל גְּב֖וּל גְּב֣וּל גְּב֤וּל גְּב֥וּל גְּב֧וּל גְּב֨וּל גְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ גְּבֻ֥ל גְּבֻל֖וֹ גְּבֻל֞וֹ גְּבֻלְךָ֖ גְּבֻלְךָ֗ גְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ גְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ גְּבוּל֑וֹ גְּבוּל֙ גְּבוּל֤וֹ גְּבוּלְךָ֖ גְּבוּלְכֶֽם׃ גְּבוּלִי֙ גְּבוּלֵ֖ךְ גְּבוּלֵ֥ךְ גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ גְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ גְּבוּלָ֑הּ גְּבוּלָ֑יִךְ גְּבוּלָ֑ם גְּבוּלָ֔הּ גְּבוּלָ֔ן גְּבוּלָ֖הּ גְּבוּלָ֖ם גְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ גְּבוּלָֽם׃ גְּבוּלוֹ֙ גְב֜וּל גְבוּל֙ גְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ גְבוּלָ֔ם גְבוּלָ֗ם גְבוּלָ֧ם ׀ גְבוּל־ גבול גבול־ גבולה גבולה׃ גבולו גבולי גבוליה גבוליה׃ גבוליך גבוליך׃ גבולך גבולך׃ גבולכם׃ גבולם גבולם׃ גבולן גבולש־ גבל גבלו גבלך גבלך׃ גבלכם׃ הַגְּב֔וּל הַגְּב֖וּל הַגְּב֗וּל הַגְּב֛וּל הַגְּב֜וּל הַגְּב֣וּל הַגְּב֥וּל הַגְּב֥וּל ׀ הַגְּב֨וּל הַגְּבֻ֖ל הַגְּבֻ֧ל הַגְּבֻל֙ הַגְּבֽוּל׃ הַגְּבוּל֙ הַגְּבוּל֩ הַגָּדֹ֖ול הגבול הגבול׃ הגבל הגדול וְהַגְּבוּל וּגְב֑וּל וּגְב֗וּל וּגְב֞וּל וּגְב֣וּל וּגְב֤וּל וּגְב֥וּל וּגְב֧וּל וּגְבֻ֑ל וּגְבֽוּל׃ וּגְבוּל֙ וּגְבוּלָ֨הּ וגבול וגבול׃ וגבולה וגבל והגבול לִגְב֖וּל לִגְב֣וּל לִגְב֥וּל לִגְבוּלָֽם׃ לגבול לגבולם׃ מִגְּב֕וּל מִגְּב֛וּל מִגְּב֣וּל מִגְּב֥וּל מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ מגבול מגבלכם׃ biḡ·ḇū·lā·yiḵ biḡ·ḇū·lām biḡ·ḇu·le·ḵā biḡ·ḇū·lê·nū biḡ·ḇu·lōw biḡ·ḇūl biḡḇūl biḡḇūlām biḡḇūlāyiḵ biḡḇuleḵā biḡḇūlênū biḡḇulōw bigVul bigvuLam bigvuLayich bigvuLecha bigvuLenu bigvuLo gə·ḇū·l·śa- gə·ḇū·lā·yiḵ gə·ḇū·lāh gə·ḇū·lām ḡə·ḇū·lām gə·ḇū·lān gə·ḇū·le·hā gə·ḇu·le·ḵā gə·ḇū·le·ḵā gə·ḇū·lə·ḵā ḡə·ḇū·le·ḵā gə·ḇū·lə·ḵem gə·ḇū·lêḵ gə·ḇū·lî gə·ḇu·lōw gə·ḇū·lōw gə·ḇul gə·ḇūl ḡə·ḇūl ḡə·ḇūl- gə·ḇul·ḵā gə·ḇul·ḵem gəḇul gəḇūl ḡəḇūl ḡəḇūl- gəḇūlāh gəḇūlām ḡəḇūlām gəḇūlān gəḇūlāyiḵ gəḇūlehā gəḇūlêḵ gəḇuleḵā gəḇūleḵā gəḇūləḵā ḡəḇūleḵā gəḇūləḵem gəḇūlî gəḇulḵā gəḇulḵem gəḇulōw gəḇūlōw gəḇūlśa- geVul gevuLah gevuLam gevuLan gevuLayich gevulCha gevulChem gevuLech gevuleCha gevuleChem gevuLeicha gevuLeiha gevuLi gevuLo gevulSa hag·gā·ḏō·wl hag·gə·ḇul hag·gə·ḇūl haggaDol haggāḏōwl haggəḇul haggəḇūl haggeVul liḡ·ḇū·lām liḡ·ḇūl liḡḇūl liḡḇūlām ligVul ligvuLam mig·gə·ḇūl mig·gə·ḇul·ḵem miggəḇūl miggəḇulḵem miggeVul miggevulChem ū·ḡə·ḇū·lāh ū·ḡə·ḇul ū·ḡə·ḇūl ūḡəḇul ūḡəḇūl ūḡəḇūlāh ugeVul ugevuLah vehaggevul wə·hag·gə·ḇūl wəhaggəḇūl

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:19
HEB: וַֽיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִצִּידֹ֔ן
NAS: The territory of the Canaanite
KJV: And the border of the Canaanites
INT: extended the territory of the Canaanite Sidon

Genesis 23:17
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכָל־ גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃
NAS: the confines of its border, were deeded over
KJV: that [were] in the field, that [were] in all the borders round about,
INT: which all border the confines

Genesis 47:21
HEB: לֶעָרִ֑ים מִקְצֵ֥ה גְבוּל־ מִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַד־
NAS: of Egypt's border to the other.
KJV: from [one] end of the borders of Egypt
INT: to the cities end border of Egypt's against

Exodus 8:2
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃
NAS: your whole territory with frogs.
KJV: behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
INT: will smite your whole territory frogs

Exodus 10:4
HEB: מָחָ֛ר אַרְבֶּ֖ה בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃
NAS: locusts into your territory.
KJV: the locusts into thy coast:
INT: tomorrow locusts your territory

Exodus 10:14
HEB: וַיָּ֕נַח בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל מִצְרָ֑יִם כָּבֵ֣ד
NAS: in all the territory of Egypt;
KJV: and rested in all the coasts of Egypt:
INT: and settled all the territory of Egypt numerous

Exodus 10:19
HEB: אֶחָ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֥וּל מִצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: in all the territory of Egypt.
KJV: locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
INT: one all the territory of Egypt

Exodus 13:7
HEB: שְׂאֹ֖ר בְּכָל־ גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃
NAS: be seen among you in all your borders.
KJV: seen with thee in all thy quarters.
INT: leaven all your borders

Exodus 23:31
HEB: וְשַׁתִּ֣י אֶת־ גְּבֻלְךָ֗ מִיַּם־ סוּף֙
NAS: I will fix your boundary from the Red
KJV: And I will set thy bounds from the Red
INT: will fix your boundary Sea the Red

Exodus 34:24
HEB: וְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖י אֶת־ גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ וְלֹא־ יַחְמֹ֥ד
NAS: you and enlarge your borders, and no
KJV: thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man
INT: before and enlarge your borders and no shall covet

Numbers 20:16
HEB: עִ֖יר קְצֵ֥ה גְבוּלֶֽךָ׃
NAS: a town on the edge of your territory.
KJV: a city in the uttermost of thy border:
INT: A town the edge of your territory

Numbers 20:17
HEB: אֲשֶֽׁר־ נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃
NAS: we pass through your territory.'
KJV: until we have passed thy borders.
INT: after through borders

Numbers 20:21
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֲבֹ֖ר בִּגְבֻל֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥ט יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
NAS: to pass through his territory; so Israel
KJV: passage through his border: wherefore Israel
INT: Israel to pass his territory turned Israel

Numbers 20:23
HEB: הָהָ֑ר עַל־ גְּב֥וּל אֶֽרֶץ־ אֱד֖וֹם
NAS: Hor by the border of the land
KJV: Hor, by the coast of the land
INT: Mount by the border of the land of Edom

Numbers 21:13
HEB: בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר הַיֹּצֵ֖א מִגְּב֣וּל הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֤י
NAS: that comes out of the border of the Amorites,
KJV: that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites:
INT: the wilderness comes of the border of the Amorites for

Numbers 21:13
HEB: כִּ֤י אַרְנוֹן֙ גְּב֣וּל מוֹאָ֔ב בֵּ֥ין
NAS: for the Arnon is the border of Moab,
KJV: for Arnon [is] the border of Moab,
INT: for the Arnon is the border of Moab between

Numbers 21:15
HEB: עָ֑ר וְנִשְׁעַ֖ן לִגְב֥וּל מוֹאָֽב׃
NAS: And leans to the border of Moab.
KJV: and lieth upon the border of Moab.
INT: of Ar and leans to the border of Moab

Numbers 21:22
HEB: אֲשֶֽׁר־ נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃
NAS: we have passed through your border.
KJV: until we be past thy borders.
INT: after through your border

Numbers 21:23
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ עֲבֹ֣ר בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף סִיחֹ֜ן
NAS: to pass through his border. So Sihon
KJV: to pass through his border: but Sihon
INT: Israel to pass his border gathered Sihon

Numbers 21:24
HEB: כִּ֣י עַ֔ז גְּב֖וּל בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃
NAS: of Ammon; for the border of the sons
KJV: of Ammon: for the border of the children
INT: for strong the border of the sons of Ammon

Numbers 22:36
HEB: אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ גְּב֣וּל אַרְנֹ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר
NAS: is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end
KJV: of Moab, which [is] in the border of Arnon,
INT: which and border the Arnon which

Numbers 22:36
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַגְּבֽוּל׃
NAS: at the extreme end of the border.
KJV: which [is] in the utmost coast.
INT: which the extreme of the border

Numbers 33:44
HEB: בְּעִיֵּ֥י הָעֲבָרִ֖ים בִּגְב֥וּל מוֹאָֽב׃
NAS: at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab.
KJV: in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab.
INT: and camped Iye-abarim the border of Moab

Numbers 34:3
HEB: וְהָיָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֥ה
NAS: and your southern border shall extend
KJV: and your south border shall be the outmost coast
INT: of Edom shall extend border and your southern the end

Numbers 34:4
HEB: וְנָסַ֣ב לָכֶם֩ הַגְּב֨וּל מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה
NAS: Then your border shall turn
KJV: And your border shall turn
INT: shall turn your border the south to the ascent

241 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1366
241 Occurrences

biḡ·ḇūl — 7 Occ.
biḡ·ḇū·lām — 1 Occ.
biḡ·ḇū·lā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
biḡ·ḇu·le·ḵā — 1 Occ.
biḡ·ḇū·lê·nū — 1 Occ.
biḡ·ḇu·lōw — 3 Occ.
gə·ḇūl — 99 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lāh — 5 Occ.
ḡə·ḇū·lām — 15 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lān — 1 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
gə·ḇul·ḵā — 3 Occ.
gə·ḇul·ḵem — 1 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lêḵ — 2 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lə·ḵā — 8 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
gə·ḇū·le·ḵā — 2 Occ.
gə·ḇū·le·hā — 3 Occ.
gə·ḇū·lî — 1 Occ.
gə·ḇu·lōw — 6 Occ.
gə·ḇū·l·śa- — 1 Occ.
hag·gā·ḏō·wl — 1 Occ.
hag·gə·ḇūl — 47 Occ.
liḡ·ḇūl — 4 Occ.
liḡ·ḇū·lām — 1 Occ.
mig·gə·ḇūl — 4 Occ.
mig·gə·ḇul·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇūl — 18 Occ.
ū·ḡə·ḇū·lāh — 1 Occ.
wə·hag·gə·ḇūl — 1 Occ.