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Cabul

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(displeasing). (1) A boundary of Asher (Josh. 19:27²⁷And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, (Joshua 19:27)). (2) The district given to Hiram by Solomon (1 Kings 9:10-14¹⁰And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, ¹¹(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. ¹²And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. ¹³And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. ¹⁴And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. (1 Kings 9:10‑14)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Border city of Asher (Josh. 19:27²⁷And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, (Joshua 19:27)). Identified with Kabul, 32° 52' N, 35° 12' E.

2. Name given by Hiram king of Tire to the twenty cities in Galilee given him by Solomon, because he was displeased with them (1 Kings 9:13¹³And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. (1 Kings 9:13)). Josephus says (Ant. 8. 5, 3) that the meaning of the term in the Phoenician tongue was “what does not please.” Apparently Hiram returned them to Solomon (2 Chron. 8:2²That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. (2 Chronicles 8:2)).

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3521 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kabuwl

Phonic:

kaw-bool’

Meaning:

from the same as 3525 in the sense of limitation; sterile; Cabul, the name of two places in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Cabul

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

as if nothing: fettered

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Received as a pledge; limit; border; displeasing:―name of two places in Palestine, Josh. 19:27. {In pignus acceptus}