ג־ב־ל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Denominated from גְּבוּל. Compare Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”) in the sense of serving as a boundary between two flatlands.

Root

ג־ב־ל • (g-b-l)

1. Related to limits, boundaries, borders.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

ג־ב־ל • (g-b-l)

1. Related to twisting, winding.

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic جَبَلَ (jabala, “to mold, knead, create”), from the root ج ب ل (j-b-l).

Root

ג־ב־ל • (g-b-l)

1. Related to kneading, molding, mixing.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root ג־ב־ל‎ (0 c, 9 e)

Further reading

• “ג־ב־ל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “ג־ב־ל”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “גבל”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 90
• A. Murtonen (1989) “GBL”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 125
• A. Murtonen (1989) “GBL II”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 126