Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H1379
properly, to twist as a rope; to bound (as by a line)
KJV usage: be border, set (bounds about).
Etymology: a primitive root; also as a denominative from 1366
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
. Usage: be border, set (bounds about). be border, set (bounds about).
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