Bible Dictionary
Chebel
Chebel was a topographical term meaning a cord or measured tract. In Scripture it is associated with the region of Argob in Bashan.
Definition
Chebel means cord and is a topographical term describing a measured tract or district. In the biblical geographical record it is attached to the region of Argob in Bashan.
Biblical Usage
Chebel occurs in descriptions of Argob and its surrounding territory in the accounts of Israel’s inheritance and administration.
Historical Background
The term reflects the use of cord imagery in ancient Hebrew topographical language for a defined portion of land.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(cord), one of the singular topographical terms in which the ancient Hebrew language abounded. We find it always attached to the region of Argob. (3:4,13,14; 1 Kings 4:13)