H1366. gebul

(ה)גבול‎ Joshua 15:47 Kt; read הַגָּדוֺל‎ Vrss. Manuscripts compare 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 22:36; 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; 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 12:5 (D) Judges 1:36, Moab Numbers 21:13, 15; 22:36 (E) 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; 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; 34:24 (JE) Numbers 34:3 13t. Numbers 34 (all P) Deuteronomy 11:24; 12:20; 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; 13:11 (all D), compare 16:2-3,(J) 19:12 (P); especially of tribes of Israel Deuteronomy 3:16-17, Joshua 13:30 (all D) 13:16 60t. Joshua 13-19 (P); — 15:47 read גדול‎ see above; 22:25 (P) & 17:8; 18:11; 24:30 (JE), compare 1 Chronicles 6:39; 6:51; 2 Chronicles 11:13; Ezekiel 48:1 15t. Ezekiel 48 (including 48:22; 48:22 q. strike out Co); — in 1 Samuel 13:18 read for ᵐ5 הַגֶּבַע גְּבוּל,‎ We Dr.

c. boundary of territory belonging to an individual, — of field, piece of ground, etc. Genesis 23:17 (P) Deuteronomy 19:14; 27:17; Joshua 24:30 (E) = Judges 2:9; 1 Chronicles 4:10; Proverbs 15:25; 22:28; 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 ᵑ6 ᵐ5‎ Co) 40:12; (β) border of altar 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) 10:19; 13:7 (all J), Numbers 20:16-17, 21; 21:22 (E; "" ארץ‎) = Judges 11:20; Numbers 21:23 (E) Deuteronomy 2:4; 19:3 (׳גּ אַרְצְךָ‎) 19:8; 28:40; Joshua 18:5 (twice in verse) (E) Judges 11:22; 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); 47:17 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5‎ Co) 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; 17:13, of city 1 Samuel 5:6; 2 Kings 15:16; 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).