גָּבַל
gābal
bound
Strong's H1379VerbHebrewTWOT 307

גָּבַל (gābal) is a Hebrew verb meaning bound. It appears 5 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1379).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 307)

Range of meaning (TWOT 307)bound, border; set bounds for; twist; set
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

גָּבַל verb, denominative: bound, border

Strong's H1379 גָּבַל: properly, to twist as a rope; to bound (as by a line)
KJV:be border, set (bounds about).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 19:12Deuteronomy 19:14Joshua 18:20

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