Quick Definition
border: boundary
Strong's Definition
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
Derivation: or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from H1379 (גָּבַל);
KJV Usage: border, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
TWOT Reference: 307a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) border, territory
1a) border
1b) territory (enclosed within boundary)
1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: boundary
1) border, territory
1a) border
1b) territory (enclosed within boundary)
1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.)
Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גְּבֻל / גְּבוּל
gebûl / gebûl
BDB Definition:
1) border, territory
1a) border
1b) territory (enclosed within boundary)
1c) region, territory (of darkness) (figuratively)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1379
Same Word by TWOT Number: 307a
Total KJV Occurrences: 241
Bible Occurrences (196)
1:4
12:2
12:4
12:5
13:3
13:4
13:10
13:11
13:16
13:23
13:25
13:26
13:27
13:30
15:1
15:2
15:4
15:5
15:6
15:7
15:8
15:9
15:10
15:11
15:12
15:21
15:47
16:2
16:3
16:5
16:6
16:8
17:7
17:8
17:9
17:10
18:5
18:11
18:12
18:13
18:14
18:15
18:16
18:19
19:10
19:11
19:12
19:14
19:18
19:22
19:25
19:29
19:33
19:34
19:41
19:46
19:47
22:25
24:30
