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Jabal

American  
[jey-buhl] / ˈdʒeɪ bəl /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a son of Lamech, and the progenitor of nomadic shepherds.


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The building that collapsed is on a crowded street that divides the predominantly Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood from the mainly Alawite Jabal Mohsen.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

One afternoon, I decided to brave Jabal Soudah, figuring a short hike was in order.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Known locally as Jabal Musa, Mount Sinai is where Moses is said to have been given the Ten Commandments.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The Israeli army did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Jabal Safi strike.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

The sweet water Canal renders a Hammam possible; coffee is no longer hot saltish water, and presently irrigation will cover with fields and gardens the desert plain extending to the feet of Jabal Atakah.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir