Meanings
- historicalA Luwian-speaking Syro-Hittite petty kingdom in that region and period.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA region of southern Central Anatolia during the Iron Age.
Origin
- akk-nasTabal
- EnglishTabal
Learned borrowing from Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒋫𒁄 (ᴷᵁᴿta-bal /Tabal/) of uncertain etymology. See Tabal to explore further. Compare Biblical Hebrew תֻּבַל (tuḇal).
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Cite this entry
Tabal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabal
“Tabal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tabal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabal.
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