גְּבוּלֶיךָ Je 15:1 3; 17:3 , etc.;— 1. border, boundary , a. of a land or people: Canaanites Gn 10:19 ( J ), Edom Nu 20:23 Jos 15: 1, 21 (all P ) cf. Ob 7, Amorites Nu 21:13 ( E ) Jos 13:4 ( D ) cf. 12:5 ( D ) Ju 1:36 , Moab Nu 21:13 , 15 ; 22:36 ( E ) 33:44 ( P ) Dt 2:18 Ju 11:18 (×2) 2 K 3:21 Is 15: 8, Ammon Nu 21:24 ( E ) Dt 3:16 Jos 12:2 ; 13:10 (all D ) Am 1:13 , Bashan Jos 12:4 ( D ), Egypt 1 K 5:1 = 2 Ch 9:2 6, Is 19:19 ; especially of promised land Ex 23:31 ; 34:24 (JE) Nu 34:3 + 13 times Nu 34 (all P ) Dt 11:24 ; 12:20 ; 16:4 Jos 1:4 ( D ), cf. Ez 45:1 + 10 times Ez 45–48 ; also of Israel 2 K 14:25 Am 6:2 Mal 1: 5. b. boundary of smaller divisions, e.g. Geshurites Dt 3:14 Jos 12: 5; 13:11 (all D ), cf. Jos 16: 2, 3 ( J ) 19:12 ( P ); especially of tribes of Israel Dt 3:16 , 17 Jos 13:30 (all D ) 13:16 + 60 times Jos 13–19 ( P );— 15:47 read גדול v. supr. Jos 22:25 ( P ) & 17:8 ; 18:11 ; 24:30 (JE), cf. 1 Ch 6:3 9, 51 2 Ch 11:13 Ez 48:1 + 15 times Ez 48 (incl. v 22 (×2) q. del. C o);—in 1 S 13:18 read for גְּבוּל , הַגֶּבַע Ö We Dr • c. boundary of territory belonging to an individual,—of field, piece of ground, etc. Gn 23:17 ( P ) Dt 19:14 ; 27:17 , Jos 24:30 ( E ) = Ju 2:9 1 Ch 4:10 Pr 15:2 5; 22:28 ; 23:10 Ho 5:1 0. • d. border of stream Nu 22:36 . • e. limit to waters of deep ψ 104:9 cf. Je 5:2 2. • f. a concrete object marking limit, ( α ) barrier in Ezekiel’s temple Ez 40:12 ( del. Ö ã C o) v 1 2; ( β ) border of altar Ez 43:13 , 17 , 20 ; ( γ ) surrounding wall of restored Zion Is 54:12
(so Ö Ew Kn Ch e; De Brd territory , Di undecided). • 2. territory (enclosed within boundary), a. of land or people Gn 47:21 ( J ) Ex 7:27 ( P ) 10:4 , 14 ( || ארץ ) v 1 9; 13:7 (all J ), Nu 20:16 , 17 , 21 ; 21:22 ( E ; || ארץ ) = Ju 11:2 0, Nu 21:23 ( E ) Dt 2:4 ; 19:3 ( גּ׳ אַרְצְךָ ) v 8; 28:40 Jos 18:5 (×2) ( E ) Ju 11:22 ; 19:29 2 S 21:5 1 K 1:3 2 K 10:32 1 Ch 21:12 ( || ארץ ) ψ 105:31 ( = ארץ in || Ez 8:1 6, 17 ) v 3 3; 147:14 Je 31:17 Ez 11:1 0, 11 Jo 4:6 Zp 2: 8. b. territory of a city (or limit of such territory) Nu 35:26 , 27 Jos 13:26 Ju 1:18 (×3) Ez 47:16 (×2); 17 (×2) ( del. Ö C o) 48:1 Am 6: 2.
•
c.
territory
about Ezekiel’s temple
Ez 43:12
.
•
d.
pl.
in like sense (only use of
pl.
), of land
Mi 5:5 Is 60:18
(
||
ארץ
)
Je 15:13
;
17:3
,
cf.
city
1 S 5:6 2 K 15:1
6;
18:8
; so
Ez 27:4
of Tyre.
•
e.
fig.
territory
(region)
of darkness
Jb 38:2
0;
territory of wickedness
Mal 1:4
(of Edom);
territory of his holiness
ψ 78:54
(of Canaan).
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גְּבוּלָה
S
1367
TWOT
307b
GK
1474
]
n.f.
border, boundary
—
sf.
גְּבֻלָתֹו
Is 28:25
;
Pl. abs.
גְּבֻלֹת
Nu 32:3
3,
גְּבֻלֹות
Jb 24:
2;
cstr.
גְּבוּלֹות
ψ 74:17
,
גְּבוּלֹת
Is 10:1
3,
גְּבֻלֹת
Dt 32:
8;
sf.
גְּבוּלֹתֶיהָ
Jos 18:2
0;
19:49
,
גְבֻלֹתֶיהָ
Nu 34:
2,
12
;
border, boundary
of the earth (poet.)
ψ 74:17
;
J Jehovist. Kn A. Knobel.
×3 three times.