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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

Later, I took a 20-minute drive to Al Sahab Park, a short distance outside Abha, crowded with people admiring the evening mist shrouding Jabal Soudah, the country’s highest peak at 9,892 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

In June 2024, we tracked down Jabal to a migrant reception centre in Luxembourg and confronted him on the street.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

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

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

On the right-hand side the broad slopes of Jabal Mukattam, a range of hills which flanks the road all the way from Cairo.

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

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