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Bible Encyclopedias
Jebel
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(plur. jibal), also written Gebel with hard g (plur. gibed), an Arabic word meaning a mountain or a mountain chain. It is frequently used in place-names. The French transliteration of the word is djebel. Jebeli signifies a mountaineer. The pronunciation with a hard g sound is that used in the Egyptian dialect of Arabic.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Jebel'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/j/jebel.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Jebel'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/j/jebel.html. 1910.
