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kāvūl כָּבוּל ‘Cabul’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as kevel כֶּ֫בֶל ‘fetter’ in the sense of limitation
Roots: כבל

kāvūl pr n loc
Cabul = "binding"
1) a city on the border of Asher and located approx 10 miles (16 km) east of Akko; modern 'Kabul'
2) a district in Galilee given by Solomon to Hiram and contemptuously called 'Cabul' by Hiram

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2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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