← H1366 H1368 →

גְּבוּלָה

𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤄

gᵉbûwlâh

H1367 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גבל to bound, border, delimit, mark off

Definition

A fixed boundary line or border, especially marking the territorial limits of a land, region, or property; by extension, the region or territory defined or bounded by such a line. The word frequently refers to the external perimeter of the tribal or national territory but can also denote boundaries of fields or individual holdings. In some contexts, includes the idea of a demarcation that should not be crossed or altered.

Semantic Range

boundary line, border, region, territory, limit, land area demarcated by borders, boundary marker, perimeter

Root / Etymology

From the root גבל meaning 'to bound, border, delimit.' גְּבוּלָה is the feminine form of גְּבוּל (boundary, border), formed with a feminine ending, used to denote either a boundary itself or (by extension) the area enclosed by a boundary.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, גְּבוּלָה most often refers to established territorial borders, whether of entire tribes (such as those described in Joshua's land allotments), city districts, or private land parcels. The concept of the גְּבוּלָה carried significant legal and social weight, with the alteration of boundaries, especially land theft or encroachment, being a serious offense (cf. Deut 19:14; Prov 22:28). Unlike גָּבוּלִים (boundaries, plural), which often enumerates multiple boundary markers or distinct regions, גְּבוּלָה tends to refer collectively to a particular enclosed territory or the act of bounding/marking a limit. In later usage (post-exilic and Second Temple periods), the term continued to denote both political borders and conceptual boundaries. English translations often use 'border', 'boundary', 'territory', or 'region', but the Hebrew can encompass both the marker (a landmark) and the designated area. The term does not imply 'coast' in the sense of a shoreline unless the territory's border abuts a body of water.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or גְּבֻלָה; (shortened) feminine of גְּבוּל; a boundary, region; border, bound, coast, landmark. place.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been submitted for this word yet.

+ Add Bantu Hebrew Word

Root Family

גבל (g-b-l) — to bound, border, delimit, mark off

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1366 גְּבוּל in boundary of
H1379 גָּבַל they bounded
H1380 גְּבַל Gebal
H1381 גְּבָל Gebal Borderland
H1382 גִּבְלִי the Gebalite

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1367-03 גְּבֻלֹ֣ת gevulot HNcfpc boundaries boundary-lines of 4
H1367-04 לִ/גְבֻלֹתֶֽי/הָ ligevuloteyha HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs according to its borders to her boundary-lines 4
H1367-02 גְּבֻלָתֽ/וֹ gevulato HNcfsc/Sp3ms its border his boundary 1
H1367-01 בִּ/גְבֻלֹ֔ת bigevulot HR/Ncfpc in the borders of in boundary-lines of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

10 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1367-01 Numbers 32:33 בִּ/גְבֻלֹ֔ת bigevulot HR/Ncfpc in the borders of in boundary-lines of
H1367-04 Numbers 34:2 לִ/גְבֻלֹתֶֽי/הָ ligevuloteyha HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs according to its borders to her boundary-lines
H1367-04 Numbers 34:12 לִ/גְבֻלֹתֶ֖י/הָ ligevuloteyha HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs as defined by its borders to her boundary-lines
H1367-03 Deuteronomy 32:8 גְּבֻלֹ֣ת gevulot HNcfpc boundaries boundary-lines of
H1367-04 Joshua 18:20 לִ/גְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛י/הָ ligevuloteyha HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs according to its borders to her boundary-lines
H1367-04 Joshua 19:49 לִ/גְבֽוּלֹתֶ֑י/הָ ligevuloteyha HR/Ncfpc/Sp3fs according to its borders to her boundary-lines
H1367-03 Isaiah 10:13 גְּבוּלֹ֣ת gevulot HNcfpc boundaries boundary-lines of
H1367-02 Isaiah 28:25 גְּבֻלָתֽ/וֹ gevulato HNcfsc/Sp3ms its border his boundary
H1367-03 Psalms 74:17 גְּבוּל֣וֹת gevulot HNcfpc boundaries boundary-lines of
H1367-03 Job 24:2 גְּבֻל֥וֹת gevulot HNcfpa boundaries boundary-lines of
← H1366 Hebrew Lexicon H1368 →