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Strong's #2070 - זְבוּב
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1324) bx (סב SB) AC: Turn CO: Dizzy AB: ?: The pictograph x is a picture of a thorn representing a turning, the b is a picture of a tent or what is inside. Combined these mean "turning of the inside". One drunk from strong drink, turns from dizziness. The old, gray headed ones, easily become dizzy.
A) bx (סב SB) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?
bf1 ) ebix (סיבה SYBH) - Turn: KJV (1): cause - Strongs: H5438 (סִבָּה)
km) bxm (מסב MSB) - Around: KJV (5): round, compass, table - Strongs: H4524 (מְסִבּוֹת)
B) bbx (סבב SBB) AC: Surround CO: ? AB: ?
V) bbx (סבב SBB) - Surround: To be around something. KJV (154): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal, Piel) about, surround, turn, remove, return, round, side, turn, beset, driven - Strongs: H5437 (סָבַב)
bm) bibx (סביב SBYB) - Around: KJV (24): round about, side, compass, circuit - Strongs: H5439 (סְבִיבָה)
bf1) ebibx (סביבה SBYBH) - Around: KJV (308): round about - Strongs: H5439 (סְבִיבָה)
dm) bfbx (סבוב SBWB) - Fly: A flying insects that flies around. [df: bwbz] KJV (2): fly - Strongs: H2070 (זְבוּב)
E) abx (סבא SBA) AC: Drink CO: Drink AB: ?: An alcoholic beverage from its ability to make one drunk and dizzy. A turning around from dizziness.
V) abx (סבא SBA) - Drink: To drink strong drink that can cause intoxication. KJV (6): (vf: Paal, Participle) drunkard, winebibber, fill, drunken - Strongs: H5433 (סָבָא)
gm) abfx (סובא SWBA) - Drink: KJV (3): wine, drink, drunken - Strongs: H5435 (סֹבֶא)
L) bxi (יסב YSB) AC: Enclose CO: Around AB: ?
am ) bxfm (מוסב MWSB) - Encompass: A place that surrounds. KJV (1): winding - Strongs: H4141 (מוּסָב)
af1) ebxfm (מוסבה MWSBH) - Enclose: What is surrounded. KJV (5): inclose, set, change, turn - Strongs: H4142 (מֻסַבָּה)
M) bix (סיב SYB) AC: ? CO: Gray AB: Age: The hair color of those who are old, ones who easily become dizzy.
V) bix (סיב SYB) - Age: To be of old age and gray hair. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: byV] KJV (7): (vf: Paal) grayhead, elder - Strongs: H7867 (שִׂיב), H7868 (שִׂיב)
Nm ) bix (סיב SYB) - Age: [df: byV] KJV (1): age - Strongs: H7869 (שֵׂיב)
Nf1 ) ebix (סיבה SYBH) - Gray: One who has gray hair from old age. [df: hbyV] KJV (19): old age, gray hair, hoar head, grayheaded, hoary - Strongs: H7872 (שֵׂיבָה)
Adopted Roots:
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
, Aramaic דִּיבָבָא, 
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); — literal only זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת Ecclesiastes 10:1i.e. dead flies; so AV RV Hi Now and others; > ᵐ5 De and others death-bringing, deadly flies; זְבוּב metaphor of Egyptian army Isaiah 7:18 ("" דְּבוֺרָה, bee, of Assyrian); on בַּעַלזְבוּב see בַּעַל II. 4, p. 127 above
זְבוּב m. a fly, from the root זָבַב. Isaiah 7:18; Ecclesiastes 10:1, זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת “flies of death,” i.e. deadly, or poisonous [“dead, not poisonous, which is not in accordance with the context.” Thes.]; בַּעַל זְבוּב the lord of flies, see בַּעַל No. 5, letter b. [“Arab. ذُبَابُ, Ch. דְּבָבָא id.”]
