ge.val identifies the place whose elders and wise men are described as assisting with a breach.

The sole attested use presents ge.val as a proper place-name: its elders and wise men are said to be present as strengtheners of a breach.

1. Place named through its elders and wise men · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in Ezekiel 27:9, where the clause names its elders and wise men as being present as strengtheners of a breach. In Ezekiel 27:9 the APB renders the verse, "The elders of Gebal and her wise men were in you as strengtheners of your breach."

   Ezekiel 27:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 27:9, the APB presents the name in the phrase "The elders of Gebal and her wise men." The verse confirms the place-name setting rather than isolating further nuance.