BDB1442
גְּבַל proper name [of a location] maritime city on the Phoenician coast Ezek 27:9 (Phoenician גבל = Byblus (Sm Di Josh 13:5); in Assyrian Gubli COTGloss); modern Jebeil BdPal 358; see also FurrerZPV viii.20
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1380 |
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| Word: | גְּבַל |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H1379 (in the sense of a chain of hills) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Gbal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gheb-al' |
| Meaning: | 1. a mountain 2. Gebal, a place in Phoenicia |
| KJV Renderings: | Gebal. |
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גְּבַל proper name [of a location] maritime city on the Phoenician coast Ezek 27:9 (Phoenician גבל = Byblus (Sm Di Josh 13:5); in Assyrian Gubli COTGloss); modern Jebeil BdPal 358; see also FurrerZPV viii.20