What does גְּבוּל · עוֹלָם mean in the Bible?
גְּבוּל · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient boundary, long-standing border".
Hebrew · H1366, H5769
גְּבוּל עוֹלָם
Properly, a cord (as twisted ), i.e. (by implication) a boundary ; by extension the territory inclosed · properly, concealed , i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity ; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
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גְּבוּל H1366 properly, a cord (as twisted ), i.e. (by implication) a boundary ; by extension the territory inclosed
Pronunciation gĕbûl
Boundary marked by physical cordage, extended to mean the enclosed territory itself or region
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עוֹלָם H5769 properly, concealed , i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity ; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
What does גְּבוּל עוֹלָם (gevul olam) mean in the Bible?
גְּבוּל · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient boundary, long-standing border".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1366, H5769?
H1366, H5769 is connected to 679 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ancient boundary, long-standing border
Strong's H1366, H5769
Lexical occurrences 679 verses Source Gloss
ancient boundary, long-standing border
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּבוּל עוֹלָם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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