Strong H1382גִּבְלִי
Gebalite
- Transliteration
- giblîy
- Pronunciation
- ghib-lee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
Patrial from H1380; a {Gebalite} or inhabitant of Gebal: - {Giblites} stone-squarer.
Meaning of the name
Giblites = "a boundary"
Detailed definition
Group of ge.val (גְּבַל "Gebal" H1380)
In the biblical story
Gebal
Phoenician city; skilled builders; allied against Israel
Gebal, a Phoenician city known for its skilled builders, was allied against Israel and provided materials for Solomon's temple.
In the Bible
Strong H1382 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- giblites1
- stonesquarers1
First verses
- Joshua 13:5And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal–gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
- 1 Kings 5:18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.