Lexical Definition

‎כָּבוּל‎ Kâbûwl (kaw-bool') Cabul ^N:N--L
from the same as ‎כֶּבֶל‎ in the sense of limitation; sterile

Cabul.

• § Cabul = "binding"
• Cabul, the name of two places in Palestine

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎כָּבוּל‎

proper name, of a location 1. city on border of Asher Josh 19:27, modern Kâbûl, 4 h. (9 miles) southeast from Akko, Rob^{BR iii, 88} Guérin^{Gal, i. 422 f.}

2. ‎אֶרֶץ כָּבוּל‎ district in Galilee 1Kgs 9:13 containing 20 cities given by Solomon to Hiram (popular etymology possibly ‎כּ‎ as + ‎בֻּל‎ = ‎בַּל‎ not, i.e. as good as nothing, compare v1Kgs 9:12, so Ew Th; Klo conjectures ‎ארץ גָּלִיל‎), Buhl^{Geogr. § 116}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Cabul_1 • Border town of Asher

Cabul was a border town in the territory of Asher.

• A location only mentioned at Jos.19.27;
• only referred to as Cabul כָּבוּל.
  

Cabul was a town located on the border of the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:27). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the description of Asher's boundaries. The town was situated in the western part of Galilee, near the Mediterranean coast. No other details are provided about Cabul's history, size, or significance. Its exact location is uncertain, but it may be associated with the modern village of Kabul, located approximately 9 miles (15 kilometers) southeast of Acre.

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