Meaning of the name: displeasing; dirty. Related names are:
Zebulun and Neiel. The translations of Cabul in 6 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Kabil in Arabic to
Kabul in Dutch!
And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, (JOS 19:27)
And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. (1KI 9:13)