Definition

properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed

Etymology

or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from H1379 (גָּבַל);

Where the KJV renders it

• border
• bound
• coast
• great
• landmark
• limit
• quarter
• space

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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