גָּבַל
gâbal · gaw-bal'
properly, to twist as arope; to bound (as by a line)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root; also as a denominative from H1366 (גְּבוּל)
properly, to twist as arope; to bound (as by a line)
- properly, to twist as arope
- to bound (as by a line)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be border, set (bounds about).
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads
To carry, to lift up of the house, what is within of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גָּבַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and thou shalt set bounds1 · 20%
- set bounds1 · 20%
- have set1 · 20%
- was the border1 · 20%
- also shall border1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.