גְּבוּל (ge.vul) means “border: boundary” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gheb-ool' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גְּבוּל · ge.vul · border: boundary
: boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)
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גְּבוּל · ge.vul · border: area
: area 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.)
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or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from H1379 (גָּבַל); properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
KJV glosses: border, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the border | 34 |
| the territory | 24 |
| border | 15 |
| your territory | 7 |
| their territory | 6 |
| your borders | 5 |
| boundary | 4 |
| territory | 4 |
| then the border | 4 |
| boundary stone | 3 |
| it | 3 |
| on the border | 3 |
| the borders | 3 |
| the boundaries | 3 |
| the land | 3 |
| and | 2 |
| and the border | 2 |
| far as the border | 2 |
| from there the border | 2 |
| in the land | 2 |
| their border | 2 |
| then | 2 |
| then it | 2 |
| through his territory | 2 |
| to the border | 2 |
| with a rim | 2 |
| a border | 1 |
| a boundary | 1 |
| along the border | 1 |
| and its borders | 1 |
| and the borders | 1 |
| and the coastline | 1 |
| and the territory | 1 |
| are the boundaries | 1 |
| as its border | 1 |
| as the boundary | 1 |
| at your borders | 1 |
| border started | 1 |
| bordered it | 1 |
| borders | 1 |
| boundary marker | 1 |
| boundary stones | 1 |
| but the border | 1 |
| down the border | 1 |
| for their territory | 1 |
| her border | 1 |
| in | 1 |
| into our borders | 1 |
| into your territory | 1 |
| is the border | 1 |
| is their territory | 1 |
| its border | 1 |
| its territory | 1 |
| its vicinity | 1 |
| land | 1 |
| later when the territory | 1 |
| my territory | 1 |
| now the border | 1 |
| of his territory | 1 |
| of the great | 1 |
| of their country | 1 |
| of your territory | 1 |
| part | 1 |
| shall be the boundary | 1 |
| so the border | 1 |
| than yours | 1 |
| the bank | 1 |
| the border between | 1 |
| the boundary | 1 |
| the coastline | 1 |
| the limits | 1 |
| the rim | 1 |
| the surrounding territory | 1 |
| the territories | 1 |
| their borders | 1 |
| their country | 1 |
| their districts | 1 |
| their homeland | 1 |
| through the territory | 1 |
| through their territory | 1 |
| to its homeland | 1 |
| to the borders | 1 |
| to their own land | 1 |
| tract of land | 1 |
| vicinity | 1 |
| was a wall | 1 |
| was its border | 1 |
| was the border | 1 |
| was the coastline | 1 |
| where it | 1 |
| will be the boundary | 1 |
| with the territory | 1 |
| within your borders | 1 |
| your land | 1 |
| your walls | 1 |
| your whole country | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the border | 39 |
| border | 15 |
| the border | 14 |
| and by the border | 12 |
| and the coast | 12 |
| the coast | 6 |
| thy borders | 5 |
| and their border | 4 |
| and their coast | 4 |
| in the border | 4 |
| landmark | 4 |
| of the border | 4 |
| unto the border | 4 |
| coast | 3 |
| from the border | 3 |
| throughout all the coasts | 3 |
| with the coast | 3 |
| and the coasts | 2 |
| between the border | 2 |
| by the coast | 2 |
| him in the border | 2 |
| in all the borders | 2 |
| in all the coasts | 2 |
| in their coasts | 2 |
| of their coasts | 2 |
| the borders | 2 |
| the bound | 2 |
| through his border | 2 |
| to the border | 2 |
| you in the border | 2 |
| a border | 1 |
| a bound | 1 |
| against their border | 1 |
| all the coasts | 1 |
| all thy borders | 1 |
| and all thy borders | 1 |
| and divide the coasts | 1 |
| and the borders | 1 |
| and the great | 1 |
| and the space | 1 |
| and to the border | 1 |
| and unto the border | 1 |
| and upon the border | 1 |
| and your border | 1 |
| by the border | 1 |
| even in all thy borders | 1 |
| even the border | 1 |
| even unto the border | 1 |
| even unto the borders | 1 |
| for a border | 1 |
| for the border | 1 |
| from their border | 1 |
| her into all the coasts | 1 |
| in all their coasts | 1 |
| in any of the coasts | 1 |
| in their coast | 1 |
| into the coast | 1 |
| into thy coast | 1 |
| is his border | 1 |
| it to the bound | 1 |
| me any more in any coast | 1 |
| my coast | 1 |
| not within the border | 1 |
| of his own coast | 1 |
| of that coast | 1 |
| of the borders | 1 |
| of the coasts | 1 |
| of their border | 1 |
| of thy border | 1 |
| on the border | 1 |
| or their border | 1 |
| shall be your coast | 1 |
| shall your coast | 1 |
| than your border | 1 |
| the space | 1 |
| the whole limit | 1 |
| their border | 1 |
| them in all the coasts | 1 |
| them the border | 1 |
| them to the border | 1 |
| them unto the border | 1 |
| therein and the coasts | 1 |
| thereof and the border | 1 |
| through his coast | 1 |
| through the coast | 1 |
| throughout all thy borders | 1 |
| throughout all thy coasts | 1 |
| thy border | 1 |
| thy bounds | 1 |
| thy coast | 1 |
| to him out of all their coasts | 1 |
| to the borders | 1 |
| to the coast | 1 |
| to their own border | 1 |
| toward the coast | 1 |
| unto all the coasts | 1 |
| unto the borders | 1 |
| unto the coast | 1 |
| unto the coasts | 1 |
| upon the border | 1 |
| with the border | 1 |
| with thee in all thy coast | 1 |
| with thee in all thy quarters | 1 |
| within our borders | 1 |
| within thy borders | 1 |
| without the border | 1 |
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from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
Read word by wordto the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;
Read word by wordand all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;
Read word by wordalso Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
Read word by wordThe territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,
Read word by wordAnd the border of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the clans of the Reubenites, including the cities and villages.
Read word by wordThe territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
Read word by wordthe territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
Read word by wordand in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
Read word by wordThe territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;
Read word by wordNow the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
Read word by wordTheir southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
Read word by wordIt proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
Read word by wordThe eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
Read word by wordwent up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
Read word by wordThen the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
Read word by wordFrom there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
Read word by wordFrom the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
Read word by wordThe border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
Read word by wordThen it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
Read word by wordAnd the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
Read word by wordThese were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Read word by wordAshdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
Read word by wordIt went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
Read word by wordThen it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
Read word by wordThis was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
Read word by wordand out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
Read word by wordFrom Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
Read word by wordNow the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
Read word by wordThe region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.
Read word by wordFrom there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.
Read word by wordEphraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
Read word by wordand divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
Read word by wordThe first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
Read word by wordOn the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Read word by wordFrom there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
Read word by wordOn the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
Read word by wordOn the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
Read word by wordThen it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
Read word by wordThe border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
Read word by wordThe third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
Read word by wordIt went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
Read word by wordFrom Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
Read word by wordThen the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.
Read word by wordTheir territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
Read word by wordThe border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
Read word by wordTheir territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
Read word by wordThe border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
Read word by wordTheir border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
Read word by wordThen the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
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