Strong's Lexicon

H1379

H1379 — גָּבַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewgabalverbOccurrences: 5TWOT: 307

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1379
Word:	גָּבַל
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	gabal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	gaw-bal'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to twist as a rope 2. only (as a denominative from H1366) to bound (as by a line)
KJV Renderings:	be border, set (bounds about).

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גָּבַל verb denominative bound, border —

Qal Perfect גָָּֽבְּלוּ Deut 19:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִגְבּוֺל Josh 18:20, 3 feminine singular תִּגְבָּלֿ Zech 9:2 — bound, border, with accusative Josh 18:20 ( P ); with בְּ border upon, adjoin Zech 9:2 transitive set bounds Deut 10:14 (with accusative of cognate meaning with verb).

Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular set bounds for, with accusative וְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֫ Exod 19:12 Imperative id. הַגְבֵּל Exod 19:23 (both J E ), + Participle מַגְבִּיל Ezek 47:18 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Co.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גבל (gah-val’)

Deuteronomy 9:14

KJV: Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.

EHCC: they of old time Aave set

Exodus 19:12

KJV: And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

EHCC: Amd thou shalt set bounds unto the people

Exodus 19:28

EHCC: Set bowads about the mount,