Gᵉbûwl — H1366

H1366 · Hebrew — גבול

Pronunciation: gheb-ool'

Other spellings: gᵉbul גְּבֻל

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. border, territory
    1. border
    2. territory (enclosed within boundary)
    3. region, territory (of darkness) (fig.)

Usually translated as

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

Origin

or gᵉbul; (shortened) from H1379

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gᵉbûwl occurs 238 times in 194 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (7), Numbers (23), Deuteronomy (11), Joshua (59), Judges (7), 1 Samuel (10), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (2), Job (1), Psalms (5), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (34), Hosea (1), Joel (1), Amos (2), Obadiah (1), Micah (1), Zephaniah (1), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — G