גְּבוּל

1. border, boundary,
\ \ a. of a land or people: Canaanites 1 Mos 10,19 (J), Edom 4 Mos 20,23; Jos 15,1; Jos 15,21 (all P) compare Ob 1,7, Amorites 4 Mos 21,13 (E) Jos 13,4 (D) compare Jos 12,5 (D) Dom 1,36, Moab 4 Mos 21,13; 4 Mos 21,15; 4 Mos 22,36 (E) 4 Mos 33,44 (P) 5 Mos 2,18; Dom 11,18 (twice in verse); 2 Kong 3,21; Es 15,8, Ammon 4 Mos 21,24 (E) 5 Mos 3,16; Jos 12,2; Jos 13,10 (all D) Amos 1,3, Bashan Jos 12,4 (D), Egypt 1 Kong 5,1 = 2 Kron 9,26; Es 19,19 especially of promised land 2 Mos 23,31; 2 Mos 34,24 (JE) 4 Mos 34,3 + 13 t. 4 Mos 34,1–200 (all P) 5 Mos 11,24; 5 Mos 12,20; 5 Mos 16,4; Jos 1,4 (D), compare Ezk 45,1 10 t. Ezek 45-48; also of Israel 2 Kong 14,25; Amos 6,2; Mal 1,5.
\ \ b. boundary of smaller divisions, e.g. Geshurites 5 Mos 3,14; Jos 12,5; Jos 13,11 (all D), compare Jos 16,2; Jos 16,3 (J) Jos 19,12 (P); especially of tribes of Israel 5 Mos 3,16; 5 Mos 3,17; Jos 13,30 (all D) Jos 13,16 + 60 t. Josh 13-19 (P); — Jos 15,47 read גדול see above; Jos 22,25 (P) & Jos 17,8; Jos 18,11; Jos 24,30 (JE), compare 1 Kron 6,39; 1 Kron 6,51; 2 Kron 11,13; Ezk 48,1 + 15 t. Ezk 48,1–200 (including vEzk 48,22 vEzk 48,22 q. strike out Co); — in 1 Sam 13,18 read for גְּבוּל, הַגֶּבַע ᵐ5 We Dr.
\ \ c. boundary of territory belonging to an individual, — of field, piece of ground, etc. 1 Mos 23,17 (P) 5 Mos 19,14; 5 Mos 27,17; Jos 24,30 (E) = Dom 2,9; 1 Kron 4,10; Ord 15,25; Ord 22,28; Ord 23,10; Hos 5,10.
\ \ d. border of stream 4 Mos 22,36.
\ \ e. limit to waters of deep Sl 104,9 compare Jer 5,22. feminine a concrete object marking limit, (α) barrier in Ezekiel's temple Ezk 40,12 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co) vEzk 40,12 (β) border of altar Ezk 43,13; Ezk 43,17; Ezk 43,20 (γ) surrounding wall of restored Zion Es 54,12 (so ᵐ5 Ew Kn Che; De Brd territory, Di undecided).

2. territory (enclosed within boundary),
\ \ a. of land or people 1 Mos 47,21 (J) 2 Mos 7,27 (P) 2 Mos 10,4; 2 Mos 10,14 (|| ארץ) v2 Mos 10,19; 2 Mos 13,7 (all J), 4 Mos 20,16; 4 Mos 20,17; 4 Mos 20,21; 4 Mos 21,22 (E; || ארץ) = Dom 11,20; 4 Mos 21,23 (E) 5 Mos 2,4; 5 Mos 19,3 (אַרְצְךָ ׳גּ) v5 Mos 19,8; 5 Mos 28,40; Jos 18,5 (twice in verse) (E) Dom 11,22; Dom 19,29; 2 Sam 21,5; 1 Kong 1,3; 2 Kong 10,32; 1 Kron 21,12 (|| ארץ) Sl 105,31 (= ארץ in || Ezk 8,16; Ezk 8,17) vEzk 8,33; Ezk 147,14; Jer 31,17; Ezk 11,10; Ezk 11,11; Joel 4,6; Sef 2,8.
\ \ b. territory of a city (or limit of such territory) 4 Mos 35,26; 4 Mos 35,27; Jos 13,26; Dom 1,18 (3 t. in verse); Ezk 47,16 (twice in verse); Ezk 47,17 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5 Co) Ezk 48,1; Amos 6,2.
\ \ c. territory about Ezekiel's temple Ezk 43,12.
\ \ d. plural in like sense (only use of plural), of land Mik 5,5; Es 60,18 (|| ארץ) Jer 15,13; Jer 17,13, of city 1 Sam 5,6; 2 Kong 15,16; 2 Kong 18,8 so Ezk 27,4 of Tyre.
\ \ e. figurative territory (region) of darkness Job 38,20 territory of wickedness Mal 1,4 (of Edom); territory of his holiness Sl 78,54 (of Canaan).