גְּבוּל
gᵉbûwl · H1366 · Hebrew · 240 occurrences
A word for 3 things
Meanings
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boundary, territory, wall, separating wall, rim
A set of limits that separates part of a whole from other parts, with focus either on the limits itself or on the area or object surrounded by it
ExamplesGenesis 10:19 The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon going toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; and going toward Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Genesis 23:17 So Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over
Genesis 47:21 As for the people, he relocated them to the cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other.
How it’s used In 10 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
169 occurrences in 58 groups
- הֶםtheir 17
- ךָyour 14
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 13
- הוּhis 9
- הּher 9
- בֵּןson 8
- Other words · 38 groups that occur once or twice (46) 46
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- גָּבַלto form the boundary 1
- נָחַלto inherit, to possess 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- שָׁקַףto look down 1
Named alongside itApposition
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- גְּבוּלborder, territory 2
- יַבֹּקJabbok 2
- הַרmountain 1
- חֵצִיhalf 1
- מִדְבָּרwilderness, desert 1
- נַחַלstream, valley, wadi 1
What it doesIt is the subject
59 occurrences in 10 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 22
- עָלָהto go up 7
- יָצָאto go out 6
- יָרַדto go down, to come down 6
- סָבַבto turn, to go around, to surround 5
- תָּאַרto make a turn 4
- Other words · 2 groups that occur once or twice (3) 3
What is done to itIt is the object
27 occurrences in 15 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 5
- סוּגto step back 4
- רָחַבto be large 4
- לָכַדto capture, to take, to catch 3
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
Second object ofSecond object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
What it is said to bePredicate
15 occurrences in 14 groups
- Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- זֶהthis 2
- אַרְנוֹןArnon 2
- גְּבוּלborder, territory 1
- כֵּןthus 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
97 occurrences in 9 groups
- בin/on/with 56
- עַלon, upon, over, against 28
- עַדto, as far as, until 20
- אֵלto, toward 19
- מִןfrom 9
- לto/for 8
- Other words · 2 groups that occur once or twice (2) 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
14 occurrences in 7 groups
- תּוֹצָאָהend, limit 5
- קָצֶהend, edge, border 3
- דֶּרֶךְway, road 2
- סוּגto step back 1
- עִירcity, town 1
- עֻמָּהbeside 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ὅριον hórion · G3725 · region, territory, land
- ὅριον (hórion, G3725) serves as the standard Greek equivalent for גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl, H1366) in LXX contexts denoting territorial boundaries, borders, and frontier regions, with both terms sharing the core semantic domain of spatial delimitation and geographic extent.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Non-Whole002003001021
- גְּבוּל denotes a border, boundary, or territorial limit that divides one region from another, as in the border of Canaanite territory described in Genesis 10:19 and the boundary of Ephron's field in Genesis 23:17.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1366. gebul (ה)גבול Jos 15:47 Kt; read הַגָּדוֺל Vrss. Manuscripts compare Jos 15:12.…
(ה)גבול Jos 15:47 Kt; read הַגָּדוֺל Vrss. Manuscripts compare Jos 15:12.
גבח (only in following derivatives found in P; compare also Late Hebrew גִּבֵּחַ, giant).
גְּבוּל240 noun masculineNum 34:3 border, boundary, territory (Late Hebrew id., Punic gubulim (plural, PlautPoen. i. 9) — גָּבוּל Gen 10:19 168t. + Jos 15:47 Kt (but read Qr גָּדוֺל); גְּבֻל Num 21:13 Num 21:9t.; (both, in absolute & construct, e.g. absolute Num 22:36; Num 34:8, construct Gen 10:19; 2Sa 21:5); suffix גְּבוּלִי 1Ch 4:10, גְּבוּלְךָ Exodus 7:27, גְבֻלְךָ Exo 23:31 Exo 23:3t., etc.; plural (8 t.) only suffix גְּבוּלֶיךָ Jer 15:13; Jer 17:3, etc.; —
1 border, boundary,
a. of a land or people: Canaanites Gen 10:19 (J), Edom Num 20:23; Jos 15:1, Jos 15:21 (all P) compare Obadiah 7, Amorites Num 21:13 (E) Jos 13:4 (D) compare Jos 12:5 (D) Jdg 1:36, Moab Num 21:13, Num 21:15; Num 22:36 (E) Num 33:44 (P) Deu 2:18; Jdg 11:18 (twice in verse); 2Ki 3:21; Isa 15:8, Ammon Num 21:24 (E) Deu 3:16; Jos 12:2; Jos 13:10 (all D) Amo 1:3, Bashan Jos 12:4 (D), Egypt 1Ki 5:1 2Ch 9:26; Isa 19:19; especially of promised land Exo 23:31; Exo 34:24 (JE) Num 34:3 Num 34:13t. Numbers 34 (all P) Deu 11:24; Deu 12:20; Deu 16:4; Jos 1:4 (D), compare Eze 45:1; Eze 45:10t. Ezekiel 45-48; also of Israel 2Ki 14:25; Amo 6:2; Mal 1:5.
b. boundary of smaller divisions, e.g. Geshurites Deu 3:14; Jos 12:5; Jos 13:11 (all D), compare Jos 16:2-3,(J) Jos 19:12 (P); especially of tribes of Israel Deu 3:16-17, Jos 13:30 (all D) Jos 13:16 60t. Joshua 13-19 (P); — Jos 15:47 read גדול see above; Jos 22:25 (P) & Jos 17:8; Jos 18:11; Jos 24:30 (JE), compare 1Ch 6:39; 1Ch 6:51; 2Ch 11:13; Eze 48:1 Eze 48:15t. Ezekiel 48 (including Eze 48:22; Eze 48:22 q. strike out Co); — in 1Sa 13:18 read for ᵐ5 הַגֶּבַע גְּבוּל, We Dr.
c. boundary of territory belonging to an individual, — of field, piece of ground, etc. Gen 23:17 (P) Deu 19:14; Deu 27:17; Jos 24:30 (E) = Jdg 2:9; 1Ch 4:10; Pro 15:25; Pro 22:28; Pro 23:10; Hos 5:10.
d. border of stream Num 22:36.
e. limit to waters of deep Psa 104:9 compare Jer 5:22.
f. a concrete object marking limit, (α) barrier in Ezekiel's temple Eze 40:12 (strike out ᵑ6 ᵐ5 Co) Eze 40:12; (β) border of altar Eze 43:13, Eze 43:17, Eze 43:20; (γ) surrounding wall of restored Zion Isa 54:12 (so ᵐ5 Ew Kn Che; De Brd territory, Di undecided).
2 territory (enclosed within boundary),
a. of land or people Gen 47:21 (J) Exodus 7:27 (P) Exo 10:4, Exo 10:14 (|| ארץ) Exo 10:19; Exo 13:7 (all J), Num 20:16-17, Num 20:21; Num 21:22 (E; || ארץ) = Jdg 11:20; Num 21:23 (E) Deu 2:4; Deu 19:3 (׳גּ אַרְצְךָ) Deu 19:8; Deu 28:40; Jos 18:5 (twice in verse) (E) Jdg 11:22; Jdg 19:29; 2Sa 21:5; 1Ki 1:3; 2Ki 10:32; 1Ch 21:12 (|| ארץ) Psa 105:31 (= ארץ in || Eze 8:16-17,) Ezekiel 8:33; Ezek 147:14; Jer 31:17; Eze 11:10-11, Joel 4:6; Zep 2:8.
b. territory of a city (or limit of such territory) Num 35:26-27, Jos 13:26; Jdg 1:18 (3 t. in verse); Eze 47:16 (twice in verse); Eze 47:17 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5 Co) Eze 48:1; Amo 6:2.
c. territory about Ezekiel's temple Eze 43:12.
d. plural in like sense (only use of plural), of land Mic 5:5; Isa 60:18 (|| ארץ) Jer 15:13; Jer 17:13, of city 1Sa 5:6; 2Ki 15:16; 2Ki 18:8; so Eze 27:4 of Tyre.
e. figurative territory (region) of darkness Job 38:20; territory of wickedness Mal 1:4 (of Edom); territory of his holiness Psa 78:54 (of Canaan).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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