Strongs Number: H5437
- Hebrew Word
- סָבַב
- Transliteration
- çâbab
- Phonetic
- saw-bab'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to {revolve} surround or border; used in various {applications} literally and figuratively
- BDB Definition
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1. to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction
a. (Qal)
1. to turn, turn about, be brought round, change
2. to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass
b. (Niphal)
1. to turn oneself, close round, turn round
2. to be turned over to
c. (Piel) to turn about, change, transform
d. (Poel)
1. to encompass, surround
2. to come about, assemble round
3. to march, go about
4. to enclose, envelop
e. (Hiphil)
1. to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round
2. to cause to go around, surround, encompass
f. (Hophal)
1. to be turned
2. to be surrounded
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {bring} {cast} {fetch} {lead} {make} {walk} X-(idiom) {whirl} X-(idiom) round {about} be about on every {side} {apply} {avoid} beset ({about}) {besiege} bring {again} carry ({about}) {change} cause to come {about} X-(idiom) {circuit} (fetch a) compass ({about} {round}) {drive} {environ} X-(idiom) on every {side} beset ({close} {come} {compass} {go} stand) round {about} {remove} {return} {set} sit {down} turn (self) ({about} {aside} {away} back).