Hebrew

Noun

גְּבוּל • ‎(g'vúl) m ‎(plural indefinite גְּבוּלוֹת, singular construct גְּבוּל־, plural construct גְּבוּלוֹת־)

1. A border, a boundary, a limit, a line: a line dividing two fields, or two cities, or two countries, or the like.
2. The area within a set of borders.
3. An edge, an end, a limit.

   גבול חייו‎ ― g'vúl-khayáv ― his end [literally the end of his life]

4. Used figuratively.
5. (גְּבוּל־, g'vúl-) Singular construct form of גְּבוּל‎.

Usage notes

• In addition to the plural forms in ־וֹת ‎(-ót) given above, the regular plural forms are attested as well: גְּבוּלִים ‎(g'vulím), גְּבוּלֵי־ ‎(g'vuléi-). These are much less common, however.

References

• “גְּבוּל” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 154.

Anagrams

• בלוג