גָּבַלgâbal

Meanings

Same root

• גְּבוּלgᵉbûwl · H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
• גְּבַלGᵉbal · H1380Gebal, a place in Phoenicia
• גַּבְלֻתgabluth · H1383a twisted chain or lace
• מִגְבָּלָהmigbâlâh · H4020a border

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 19:12 Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death.
• Exodus 19:23 “But Lord,” Moses protested, “the people cannot come up to Mount Sinai. You already warned us. You told me, ‘Mark off a boundary all around the mountain to set it apart as holy.’”
• Deuteronomy 19:14 “When you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone’s land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property.
• Joshua 18:20 The eastern boundary was the Jordan River. These were the boundaries of the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
• Zechariah 9:2 Doom is certain for Hamath, near Damascus, and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon, though they are so clever.