גבול

See also: גבֿול

Hebrew

Root
ג־ב־ל (g-b-l)
9 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɡvul/
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Noun

גְּבוּל • (gvúlm (plural indefinite גְּבוּלוֹת, singular construct גְּבוּל־, plural construct גְּבוּלוֹת־) [pattern: קְטוּל]

  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 חייוgvúl-khayávhis end [literally the end of his life]
  4. Used figuratively.
  5. (גְּבוּל־, gvúl-) singular construct state 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 (gvulím), גְּבוּלֵי־ (gvuléi-). These are much less common, however.

Descendants

  • Yiddish: גבֿול (gvul)

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Yiddish

Noun

גבול • (gvulm, plural גבֿולן (gvuln)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of גבֿול (gvul).