Strong's Definition
a primitive root; properly, to twist as a rope; only (as a denominative from 1366) to bound (as by a line)
KJV Usage: be border, set (bounds about)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
גָּבַל (ga.val) — to border. 1) to bound, border 1a) (Qal) to bound, border 1b) (Hiphil) to set bounds, set bounds for
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · גְּבוּל · גְּבוּלָה · גַּבְלוּת · מִגְבֶּלֶת
Non-Whole | verb qal
to form the boundary = state in which a particular geographical object forms the boundary of a certain area
Non-Whole | verb qal
Collocation: גבל גְּבוּל
to set a boundary = causative action by which someone establishes a boundary around an area in order to mark it as different from the area surrounding it
Non-Whole | verb hif
to set bounds = causative action by which someone establishes a boundary between two areas in order to ensure that nobody will cross over to the other side without special permission
Location | verb qal
to border on (another place) = state in which a geographical object is situated in a location close to another one, as if it were located right on the border between the two places
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גָּבַל vb. denom. bound, border Qal bound, border
Hiph. set bounds for
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