Help QuickNav Adv. Options
YLT

YLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H1366 - gᵊḇûl

Choose a new font size and typeface
גְּבוּל
Transliteration
gᵊḇûl
Pronunciation
gheb-ool'
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 307a

Strong’s Definitions

גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'; or גְּבֻל gᵉbul; (shortened) from H1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed:—border, bound, coast, × great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 241x

The KJV translates Strong's H1366 in the following manner: border (158x), coast (69x), bound (5x), landmark (4x), space (2x), limit (1x), quarters (1x), non translated variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 241x
The KJV translates Strong's H1366 in the following manner: border (158x), coast (69x), bound (5x), landmark (4x), space (2x), limit (1x), quarters (1x), non translated variant (1x).

  1. border, territory

    1. border

    2. territory (enclosed within boundary)

    3. region, territory (of darkness) (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'; or גְּבֻל gᵉbul; (shortened) from H1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed:—border, bound, coast, × great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
STRONGS H1366: Abbreviations
גבול(ח) Joshua 15:47 Kt; read הַגָּדוֺל Vrss. Manuscripts compare Joshua 15:12.

גְּבוּל 240 noun masculineNumbers 34 border, boundary, territory (Late Hebrew id., Punic gubulim (plural, PlautPoen. i. 9) — גָּבוּל Genesis 10:19 + 168 times + Joshua 15:47 Kt (but read Qr גָּדוֺל); גְּבֻל Numbers 21:13 + 9 times; (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 + 3 times, etc.; plural (8 times) 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 = 2 Chronicles 9:26; Isaiah 19:19; especially of promised land Exodus 23:31; Exodus 34:24 (JE) Numbers 34:3+ + 13 times Numbers 34 (all P) Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 12:20; Deuteronomy 16:4; Joshua 1:4 (D), compare Ezekiel 45:1 + 10 times 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 + 60 times 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; 2 Chronicles 11:13; Ezekiel 48:1 + 15 times Ezekiel 48 (including Ezekiel 48:22; Ezekiel 48:22 q. strike out Co); — in 1 Samuel 13:18 read for גְּבוּל, הַגֶּבַע Greek Version of the LXX 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 Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Co) Ezekiel 40:12;
(β) border of altar Ezekiel 43:13, 17, 20;
(γ) surrounding wall of restored Zion Isaiah 54:12 (so Greek Version of the LXX 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) Psalm 8:33; Psalm 147:14; Jeremiah 31:17; Ezekiel 11:10, 11; Joel 3:6; Zephaniah 2:8.
b. territory of a city (or limit of such territory) Numbers 35:26, 27; Joshua 13:26; Judges 1:18 (3 times in verse); Ezekiel 47:16 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 47:17 (twice in verse) (strike out Greek Version of the LXX 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:19; 10:19; 10:19; 23:17; 47:21

Exodus

10:4; 10:14; 10:19; 13:7; 23:31; 23:31; 34:24

Numbers

20:16; 20:17; 20:21; 20:23; 21:13; 21:13; 21:13; 21:15; 21:22; 21:23; 21:24; 22:36; 22:36; 22:36; 33:44; 34; 34; 34:3; 34:8; 35:26; 35:27

Deuteronomy

2:4; 2:18; 3:14; 3:16; 3:16; 3:17; 11:24; 12:20; 16:4; 19:3; 19:8; 19:14; 27:17; 28:40

Joshua

1:4; 12:2; 12:4; 12:5; 12:5; 13; 13:4; 13:10; 13:11; 13:16; 13:26; 13:30; 14; 15; 15:1; 15:12; 15:21; 15:47; 15:47; 15:47; 16; 16:2; 16:3; 17; 17:8; 18; 18:5; 18:11; 19; 19:12; 22:25; 24:30; 24:30

Judges

1:18; 1:36; 2:9; 11:18; 11:20; 11:22; 19:29

1 Samuel

5:6; 13:18

2 Samuel

21:5; 21:5

1 Kings

1:3; 5:1

2 Kings

3:21; 10:32; 14:25; 15:16; 18:8

1 Chronicles

4:10; 4:10; 6:39; 6:51; 21:12

2 Chronicles

9:26; 11:13

Job

38:20

Psalms

78:54; 104:9; 105:31; 147:14

Proverbs

15:25; 22:28; 23:10

Isaiah

15:8; 19:19; 54:12; 60:18

Jeremiah

5:22; 15:13; 15:13; 17:3; 17:13; 31:17

Ezekiel

8:16; 8:17; 11:10; 11:11; 27:4; 40:12; 40:12; 43:12; 43:13; 43:17; 43:20; 45; 45:1; 46; 47; 47:16; 47:17; 48; 48; 48:1; 48:1; 48:22; 48:22

Hosea

5:10

Joel

3:6

Amos

1:3; 6:2; 6:2

Obadiah

1:7

Micah

5:5

Zephaniah

2:8

Malachi

1:4; 1:5

H1366

Read the Full Entry

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1366 matches the Hebrew גְּבוּל (gᵊḇûl),
which occurs 241 times in 196 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 10:19–Jos 12:5)

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, in thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; in thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17 - And established are the field of Ephron, which is in Machpelah, which is before Mamre, the field and the cave which is in it, and all the trees which are in the field, which are in all its border round about,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:21 - as to the people he hath removed them to cities from the one end of the border of Egypt even unto its other end.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:2 - and if thou art refusing to send away, lo, I am smiting all thy border with frogs;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:4 - for if thou art refusing to send My people away, lo, I am bringing in to-morrow the locust into thy border,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - And the locust goeth up against all the land of Egypt, and resteth in all the border of Egypt -- very grievous: before it there hath not been such a locust as it, and after it there is none such;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:19 - and Jehovah turneth a very strong sea wind, and it lifteth up the locust, and bloweth it into the Red Sea -- there hath not been left one locust in all the border of Egypt;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:7 - unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and any thing fermented is not seen with thee; yea, leaven is not seen with thee in all thy border.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:31 - 'And I have set thy border from the Red Sea, even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River: for I give into your hand the inhabitants of the land, and thou hast cast them out from before thee;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:24 - for I dispossess nations from before thee, and have enlarged thy border, and no man doth desire thy land in thy going up to appear before Jehovah thy God three times in a year.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:16 - and we cry unto Jehovah, and He heareth our voice, and sendeth a messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and lo, we are in Kadesh, a city in the extremity of thy border.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:17 - Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:21 - and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:23 - and Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:13 - From thence they have journeyed, and encamp beyond Arnon, which is in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:15 - And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:22 - 'Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king's way we go, till that we pass over thy border.'

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:23 - And Sihon hath not suffered Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathereth all his people, and cometh out to meet Israel into the wilderness, and cometh in to Jahaz, and fighteth against Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:24 - And Israel smiteth him by the mouth of the sword, and possesseth his land from Arnon unto Jabbok -- unto the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon is strong.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 - And Balak heareth that Balaam hath come, and goeth out to meet him, unto a city of Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the extremity of the border;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:44 - and they journey from Oboth, and encamp in Ije-Abarim, in the border of Moab.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:3 - then hath the south quarter been to you from the wilderness of Zin, by the sides of Edom, yea, the south border hath been to you from the extremity of the Salt Sea, eastward;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:4 - and the border hath turned round to you from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and hath passed on to Zin, and its outgoings have been from the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and it hath gone out at Hazar-Addar, and hath passed on to Azmon;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:5 - and the border hath turned round from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its outgoings have been at the sea.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:6 - 'As to the west border, even the great sea hath been to you a border; this is to you the west border.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:7 - 'And this is to you the north border: from the great sea ye mark out for yourselves mount Hor;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:8 - from mount Hor ye mark out to go in to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:9 - and the border hath gone out to Ziphron, and its outgoings have been at Hazar-Enan; this is to you the north border.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:10 - 'And ye have marked out for yourselves for the border eastward, from Hazar-Enan to Shepham;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - and the border hath gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border hath gone down, and hath smitten against the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:12 - and the border hath gone down to the Jordan, and its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this is for you the land by its borders round about.'

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:26 - 'And if the man-slayer at all go out from the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:27 - and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:4 - 'And the people command thou, saying, Ye are passing over into the border of your brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, and they are afraid of you; and ye have been very watchful,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:18 - Thou art passing over to-day the border of Moab, even Ar,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:14 - 'Jair son of Manasseh hath taken all the region of Argob, unto the border of Geshuri, and Maachathi, and calleth them by his own name, Bashan-Havoth-Jair, unto this day.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:16 - 'And to the Reubenite and to the Gadite I have given from Gilead even unto the brook Arnon, the middle of the valley and the border, even unto Jabbok the brook, the border of the sons of Ammon,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:17 - and the plain, and the Jordan, and the border, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under the springs of Pisgah, at the sun-rising.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - every place on which the sole of your foot treadeth is yours; from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Phrat, even unto the farther sea is your border;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - 'When Jehovah thy God doth enlarge thy border, as He hath spoken to thee, and thou hast said, Let me eat flesh -- for thy soul desireth to eat flesh -- of all the desire of thy soul thou dost eat flesh.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:4 - and there is not seen with thee leaven in all thy border seven days, and there doth not remain of the flesh which thou dost sacrifice at evening on the first day till morning.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:3 - Thou dost prepare for thee the way, and hast divided into three parts the border of thy land which Jehovah thy God doth cause thee to inherit, and it hath been for the fleeing thither of every man-slayer.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:8 - 'And if Jehovah thy God doth enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn to thy fathers, and hath given to thee all the land which He hath spoken to give to thy fathers --

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:14 - 'Thou dost not remove a border of thy neighbour, which they of former times have made, in thine inheritance, which thou dost inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:17 - 'Cursed is he who is removing his neighbour's border, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:40 - olives are to thee in all thy border, and oil thou dost not pour out, for thine olive doth fall off.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - From this wilderness and Lebanon, and unto the great river, the river Phrath, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great Sea -- the going in of the sun -- is your border.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:2 - Sihon, king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer which is on the border of the brook Arnon, and the middle of the brook, and half of Gilead, and unto Jabok the brook, the border of the Bene-Ammon;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4 - And the border of Og king of Bashan (of the remnant of the Rephaim), who is dwelling in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:5 - and ruling in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurite, and the Maachathite, and the half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

Search Results Continued...

1. Currently on page 1/4 (Gen 10:19–Jos 12:5) Gen 10:19–Jos 12:5

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Jos 13:3–Jos 19:34

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Jos 19:41–Jer 5:22

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Jer 15:13–Mal 1:5

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
YLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
YLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan