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

Extended Information

• 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}.

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Cabul_2 • Name given to 20 cities by Hiram

Cabul was the name given by Hiram, king of Tyre, to the twenty cities given to him by Solomon.

• A location near Cabul כָּבוּל only mentioned at 1Ki.9.13;
• only referred to as Cabul כָּבוּל.
  

In 1 Kings 9:13, Cabul is mentioned as the name given by Hiram, king of Tyre, to a group of twenty cities in Galilee that were given to him by King Solomon of Israel. Solomon had received gold, cedar, and cypress wood from Hiram for the construction of the Temple and his palace. In return, Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. However, when Hiram visited the cities, he was displeased with them and called them "Cabul," which means "good for nothing" or "like nothing."

The exact location and identity of these cities are not specified in the Bible. Some scholars suggest that they may have been located in the northern part of Israel, near the border with Tyre. The story highlights the relationship between Solomon and Hiram, as well as the exchange of resources and territories between their kingdoms. It also shows that not all gifts or transactions were satisfactory to both parties involved.

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