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Strong's #5437 - סָבַב

Transliteration

çâbab

Phonetics

saw-bab'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1456

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change

1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round

1b2) to be turned over to

1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform

1d) (Poel)

1d1) to encompass, surround

1d2) to come about, assemble round

1d3) to march, go about

1d4) to enclose, envelop

1e) (Hiphil)

1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round

1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass

1f) (Hophal)

1f1) to be turned

1f2) to be surrounded

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2944 ‑ κυκλόω (koo‑klo'‑o); 158 ‑ αἴτιον (ah'ee‑tee‑on); 402 ‑ ἀναχωρέω (an‑akh‑o‑reh'‑o); 1578 ‑ ἐκκλίνω (ek‑klee'‑no); 2625 ‑ κατακλίνω (kat‑ak‑lee'‑no); 4026 ‑ περιΐστημι (per‑ee‑is'‑tay‑mee); 4317 ‑ προσάγω (pros‑ag'‑o); 4013 ‑ περιάγω (per‑ee‑ag'‑o); 2007 ‑ ἐπιτίθημι (ep‑ee‑tith'‑ay‑mee); 4160 ‑ ποιέω (poy‑eh'‑o); 5087 ‑ τίθημι (tith'‑ay‑mee); 3344 ‑ μεταστρέφω (met‑as‑tref'‑o); 1607 ‑ ἐκπορεύομαι (ek‑por‑yoo'‑om‑ahee); 3928 ‑ παρέρχομαι (par‑er'‑khom‑ahee); 4014 ‑ περιαιρέω (per‑ee‑ahee‑reh'‑o); 654 ‑ ἀποστρέφω (ap‑os‑tref'‑o); 1330 ‑ διέρχομαι (dee‑er'‑khom‑ahee); 1994 ‑ ἐπιστρέφω (ep‑ee‑stref'‑o); 4033 ‑ περικυκλόω (per‑ee‑koo‑klo'‑o); 4022 ‑ περιέρχομαι (per‑ee‑er'‑khom‑ahee); 2944 ‑ κυκλόω (koo‑klo'‑o); 4762 ‑ στρέφω (stref'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (162)

Genesis 6

Exodus 2

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 13

Judges 7

1 Samuel 15

2 Samuel 10

1 Kings 11

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 13

Ezra 1

Job 2

Psalms 22

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 5

Song of Solomon 5

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 11

Hosea 2

Jonah 2

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

NAS (215)

Genesis 9

Exodus 4

Numbers 7

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 25

Judges 5

1 Samuel 21

2 Samuel 15

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 12

1 Chronicles 7

2 Chronicles 17

Ezra 1

Job 2

Psalms 28

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 6

Song of Solomon 9

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 8

Ezekiel 13

Hosea 3

Jonah 2

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 1

HCS (160)

Genesis 5

Exodus 4

Numbers 6

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 13

Judges 5

1 Samuel 14

2 Samuel 10

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 13

Ezra 1

Job 2

Psalms 22

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 7

Song of Solomon 5

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 11

Hosea 2

Jonah 2

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (160)

Genesis 8

Exodus 1

Numbers 6

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 13

Judges 5

1 Samuel 14

2 Samuel 10

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 13

Ezra 1

Job 2

Psalms 22

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 7

Song of Solomon 5

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 11

Hosea 2

Jonah 2

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (142)

Genesis 5

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 13

Judges 5

1 Samuel 14

2 Samuel 10

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 12

Ezra 1

Job 2

Psalms 21

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 5

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 11

Hosea 2

Jonah 2

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

WEB (160)

Genesis 6

Exodus 2

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 13

Judges 7

1 Samuel 15

2 Samuel 10

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 13

Ezra 1

Job 1

Psalms 21

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 6

Song of Solomon 5

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 10

Hosea 2

Jonah 2

Habakkuk 1

KJV (162)

Turn 2

about 55

again 1

applied 1

aside 2

away 4

back 2

beset 2

besieged 1

carried 1

changed 1

circuit 1

compass 18

compassed 17

compasseth 4

compassing 1

down 1

driven 2

in 2

led 1

occasioned 1

out 1

remove 2

removed 1

returned 2

round 2

side 2

turn 8

turned 23

turneth 1

NAS (215)

Turn 6

Walk 1

about 13

all 1

around 30

aside 3

away 5

back 2

bring 2

brought 5

change 1

changed 5

circle 2

circled 3

circling 1

circuit 2

circumference 1

come 1

directed 1

driven 1

encircled 2

encircling 1

encompass 2

engulfed 2

escaped 1

flows 2

form 1

gathered 2

go 7

led 2

made 1

make 2

march 3

marched 3

measured 1

opened 1

over 2

removed 2

returned 1

round 1

rounds 2

set 3

sit 1

surround 7

surrounded 18

surrounding 2

surrounds 2

swinging 1

swirling 1

taken 1

throughout 2

transferred 2

turn 13

turned 25

turning 5

turns 1

walk 1

went 3

HCS (160)

BSB (160)

* 5

And he came around 1

And he turned away 1

Fall in 2

He may return 1

He surrounded him 1

I will turn 2

March around 2

Move aside 1

So they carried away 1

So they turned 1

So they went throughout 1

Then Hezekiah turned 1

Then he turned 1

Then let us bring back 1

They have brought 1

They surround 1

They surrounded me 1

They swarmed around me 1

They went 1

Turn 1

You have been wandering around 1

You surround me 1

[and] round 1

am responsible 1

and after they had traveled a roundabout 1

and bypassed 1

and changed 1

and curved 1

and go about 1

and has turned 1

and he brought it around 1

and he changed 2

and led me around 1

and march around 1

and marched around 1

and prowling around 2

and surround 1

and surrounded 1

and then turn 1

and turned 1

are all around them 1

around 2

aside 1

away 3

began 1

bring about 1

but circle 1

but circle around 1

carried around 1

circled around 1

curled 1

directed 1

eluded 1

encompass You 1

entangled me 2

gathered around 1

had surrounded 1

has turned 1

have turned 1

he dragged 1

he removed 1

in circumference 1

in order to bypass 1

is not rolled 1

it has swung open 1

march around 1

may be transferred 2

me once again 1

must be moved 1

on a circuit 1

on all sides 1

on their rounds 2

over 2

overcame me 1

pivoting 1

returned 1

returned home 1

round 1

sit down [to eat] 1

stroll through 1

surround him 1

surround me 4

surround us 1

surrounded 6

surrounded it 2

surrounded me 1

surrounds 2

swirled about me 1

that I may come near 1

that you turned 1

then turning 1

they circled 1

they encircle 1

they engulf me 1

they had moved 1

they marched around 1

they surrounded [that place] 1

they surrounded me 1

they will surround 1

to turn 1

turn 4

turn away 1

turned 7

turned around 2

turning 3

turns 1

veer away 1

walk 1

we wandered around 1

were changed 1

will be turned 1

will be turned over 1

will come around 1

will surround 1

will turn 1

winds through 4

ESV (142)

Turn 1

about 1

again 1

around 16

around to 1

aside 1

besieged 1

bring again 1

bring over 1

brought 1

brought around 2

carried 1

change 1

changed 3

circle 1

circles 1

circuit 1

circuitous 1

circumference 2

come 1

dwell apart 1

encircle 1

encircles 1

encompass 2

entangled 2

evaded 1

flowed around 2

gathered 1

gathered around 1

go 1

go about 1

go around 2

lived apart 1

marched around 3

measured 1

occasioned 1

prowling about 2

rolled over 1

sit down 1

surround 7

surrounded 12

surrounded him 2

surrounded me 2

surrounds 2

swung open 1

transferred 2

traveled around 1

traveling around 1

turn 9

turn back 1

turned 15

turned about 2

turned around 1

turned aside 1

turned away 4

turned over 1

turning 6

turns 1

turns about 2

went about 2

went home 1

wound 1

WEB (160)

* 22

Circle 1

Fall 2

He surrounded 1

He turned 1

He turned about 1

He turned aside 1

He turned himself away 1

I am responsible 1

I turned 1

It turns around 1

Let him return 1

Then he turned 1

Therefore I began 1

Therefore they turned around 1

They came around 1

They carried 1

They have also surrounded 1

They have brought about 1

They have now surrounded 1

They surrounded 2

They turned 1

They went about 1

Turn 1

Turn aside 1

Turn away 1

Walk about 1

You have encircled 1

You will surround 1

about 3

against 1

and changed 2

and go around 1

and had turned 1

and he encircled 1

and let us bring again 1

and marched around 1

and prowl around 1

and shall turn about 1

and that you have turned 1

and they made a circuit 1

and turned 1

and turned about 1

and turned away 1

and turns around 1

and went around 1

armed with slings went about 1

around 3

around to you 1

as they encompassed 1

back 1

be carried over 1

came around 1

change 1

encircled 4

encircling 1

escaped from 1

go about 2

have engulfed 1

have surrounded 2

he carried 1

in 1

in circuit 1

is the one which flows 1

is turned around 1

led 1

me again 1

of them about 1

remove 2

returned 2

shall be turned 1

shall encompass 1

shall march around 1

shall surround 1

shall turn 1

shall turn about 1

she is turned 1

surround 2

surrounded 4

surrounds 1

surrounds me 1

that you turned 1

the 2

the same river that flows through 1

there 1

they had carried it about 1

they marched around 2

they prowl around 1

to compass 1

to go around 1

to turn 1

turn 1

turned 7

turned about 2

turned over 1

turns 1

was all around 1

was around 2

was driven 1

were around 2

which encircled 2

which were about him on every side 1

who go about 2

who surrounded 1

will I turn 1

will come around 1

would not turn 1

you shall march 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1324) b x (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) b x (סב SB) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?

b^f1 ) e b i x (סיבה SYBH) - Turn: KJV (1): cause - Strongs: H5438 (סִבָּה)

k^m) b x m (מסב MSB) - Around: KJV (5): round, compass, table - Strongs: H4524 (מְסִבּוֹת)

B) b b x (סבב SBB) AC: Surround CO: ? AB: ?

V) b b x (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)

b^m) b i b x (סביב SBYB) - Around: KJV (24): round about, side, compass, circuit - Strongs: H5439 (סְבִיבָה)

b^f1) e b i b x (סביבה SBYBH) - Around: KJV (308): round about - Strongs: H5439 (סְבִיבָה)

d^m) b f b x (סבוב SBWB) - Fly: A flying insects that flies around. [df: bwbz] KJV (2): fly - Strongs: H2070 (זְבוּב)

E) a b x (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) a b x (סבא SBA) - Drink: To drink strong drink that can cause intoxication. KJV (6): (vf: Paal, Participle) drunkard, winebibber, fill, drunken - Strongs: H5433 (סָבָא)

g^m) a b f x (סובא SWBA) - Drink: KJV (3): wine, drink, drunken - Strongs: H5435 (סֹבֶא)

L) b x i (יסב YSB) AC: Enclose CO: Around AB: ?

a^m ) b x f m (מוסב MWSB) - Encompass: A place that surrounds. KJV (1): winding - Strongs: H4141 (מוּסָב)

a^f1) e b x f m (מוסבה MWSBH) - Enclose: What is surrounded. KJV (5): inclose, set, change, turn - Strongs: H4142 (מֻסַבָּה)

M) b i x (סיב SYB) AC: ? CO: Gray AB: Age: The hair color of those who are old, ones who easily become dizzy.

V) b i x (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)

N^m ) b i x (סיב SYB) - Age: [df: byV] KJV (1): age - Strongs: H7869 (שֵׂיב)

N^f1 ) e b i x (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:

A2409 B x n (Turn)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

סָבַב verb turn about, go around, surround ( Late Hebrew id., Pi`el Hiph`il, and derivatives; Aramaic סוֺבְבָא rim, border; Arabic

rope,

lock of hair; possibly also

II. prepare a means of attaining something Lane¹²⁸⁴); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ס Ezekiel 42:19 +; 1 singular סַבֹּ֫תִי 1 Samuel 22:22 (but see below), סַבּ֫וֺתִי Ecclesiastes 2:20; Ecclesiastes 7:25; 3 plural סָָֽבְבוּ Joshua 6:15 + 1 Samuel 14:21; 2 Samuel 24:6 (see below), suffix סְבָבוּנִי Psalm 18:6 +, סַבּוּנִי Psalm 88:18 2t., סַבֻּנִי 2 Samuel 22:6; 2 masculine plural וְסַבֹּתֶם consecutive Joshua 6:3, etc.; Imperfect יָסֹב 1 Kings 7:15 +, suffix יְסֻבֵּנִי Psalm 49:6; oftener יִסֹּב 1 Samuel 5:8 +, וַיִּסֹּב Genesis 42:24 +; 3 masculine plural יָסֹ֫בוּ Job 16:13, וַיָּסֹ֫בוּ Joshua 6:14 +, 3 feminine plural תְּסֻבֶּינָה Genesis 37:7, etc.; Imperative masculine singular סֹב 1 Samuel 22:18, feminine singular סֹ֫בִּי Isaiah 23:16, etc.; Infinitive construct לִסְבֹּב Numbers 21:4, סֹב Deuteronomy 2:3; Participle סוֺבֵב 2 Kings 6:15 +, הַסֹּבֵיב 2 Kings 8:21 (Ginsb הִסְבִּיב Kt, הַסֹּבֵב Qr), etc.; —

1 turn, intransitive (Imperfect of form יִסֹּב in this sense only):

a. turn about, often as preliminary to something else 1 Samuel 15:12,27 (followed by infinitive), 1 Chronicles 16:43 ( id.; וַ֫יָּשָׁב in "" 2 Samuel 6:20) + 1 Samuel 14:21 (read סָֽבְבוּ גַם for ᵑ0סָבִיב וְגַם, ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We, etc.), Jeremiah 41:14 a (+ שׁוב v^b, but ᵐ5 omits v^a compare Gie), Ecclesiastes 1:6 (twice in verse); of door, Proverbs 26:14 turn on (עַל) its hinge (compare Niph`al Ezekiel 26:2); turn (toward one) 1 Samuel 22:17,18 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 18:30 (twice in verse); Song of Solomon 2:17 (see Bu); also with אֶלֿ 2 Samuel 14:24 (twice in verse); + 2 Samuel 24:6 (read סָֽבְבוּ for סָבִיב We Dr Bu Kit HPS; Klo יָסֹבוּ, compare Löhr), Ezekiel 42:19; Ecclesiastes 1:6, אֶלאַֿחֲרָ֑י 2 Kings 9:18,19; of cup of ׳י, it shall come round unto (עַלֿ, with hostile implication; עָבַר עַל Lamentations 4:22) Habakkuk 2:16; of Jordan, turn לְאָחוֺר Psalm 114:3; Psalm 114:5; turn about from (מֵעַל) Genesis 42:24, (מִן) 1 Samuel 18:11, + אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 17:30; so of inheritance Numbers 36:7 it shall not go about from (מִן) tribe to (אֶלֿ) tribe, also Numbers 36:9 (לְ for אֶלֿ); compare (absolute) וַתִּסֹּב הַמְּלוּכָה וַתְּהִי לְאָתִי 1 Kings 2:15 (compare Hiph`il 1 b); = be brought round, with accusative of location 1 Samuel 5:8 (of ark).

b. turn = change, only Zechariah 14:10 (of land, changed like [כְּ, i.e. into] a plain), compare Hiph`il 1c. c. figurative turn (in a new direction) to do something (infinitive) Ecclesiastes 2:20; Ecclesiastes 7:25. — Psalm 71:21 is dubious; Bae reads וְתָשֻׁב for וְתִסֹּב after ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9; Hup-Now Che and others below

a. above: turn, comfort me. — Job 10:8 read אַחַר תִּסֹּב for ᵑ0יחד סביב De and others

2. a. march, or walk, around, with accusative (city) Joshua 6:3,4,7,14,15 (twice in verse) (all J E), Psalm 48:13; possibly also נָסֹב 1 Samuel 16:11 (of marching about altar? so HPS; turn to do something else Th), but compare תסוב Sirach 32:1 sit about a table (see Schechter^{BS p. 56, and} compare מֵסַב), or read נֵשֵׁב Weir in Dr Kit Bu Löhr (perhaps).

b. go partly round, circle about, skirt, with accusative (land) Numbers 21:4 (JE) Judges 11:18, also Deuteronomy 2:1,3; of rivers Genesis 2:11,13.

c. make a round, or circuit, go about to, with accusative of location 1 Samuel 7:16; go about in (בְּ) 2 Chronicles 17:9, compare also (with בְּ) 2 Chronicles 23:2; Song of Solomon 3:5; Song of Solomon 5:7; Ecclesiastes 12:5, so with accusative Isaiah 23:16; = make a circuitous march 2 Kings 3:9 (with accusative דֶּרֶךְ). — See also 2 Samuel 5:23; 1 Chronicles 14:14 Hiph`il 2a. d. surround, encompass, absolute Genesis 37:7 (E); with accusative Job 40:22; with hostile purpose, 2 Kings 6:15; Ecclesiastes 9:14 (both of siege), compare 2 Kings 3:25; accusative omitted Judges 16:2, compare 2 Samuel 18:15; with accusative of thing + עַלֿ person Judges 20:5; with עַלֿ person alone Job 16:13; 2 Chronicles 18:31; with אֶלֿ person 2 Kings 8:21 2 Chronicles 21:9; often figurative in poetry, with accusative Hosea 7:2; 2 Samuel 22:6 = Psalm 18:6; Psalm 22:13; Psalm 22:17; Psalm 49:6; Psalm 88:18; Psalm 118:10; Psalm 118:11 (twice in verse); Psalm 118:12; so also Psalm 17:11 (Kt סְבָבוּנִי, Qr סְבָבוּנוּ; on text see especially Hup-Now); literally of cord surrounding (measuring circumference of), with accusative 1 Kings 7:15 = Jeremiah 52:21; 1 Kings 7:23 2 Chronicles 4:2; of ornaments, etc., surrounding something (accusative) 1 Kings 7:24; 2 Chronicles 4:3; surround one with something (2accusative) 1 Kings 5:17; Psalm 109:3; accusative + בְּ instrumental Hosea 12:1; לָעֹפֶל׳ס 2 Chronicles 33:14 (i.e. build a wall around it). — 1 Samuel 22:22 read חַבְתִּי (√ חוּב), ᵐ5ᵑ6 Th We Dr Kit Bu Löhr HPS.

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נָסַב Joshua 15:3 +; 3 feminine singular נָסֵ֫בָּה Ezekiel 26:2 (Ges^{§ 67t} St^{§ 410 b} Kö^{i. 342}); וְנָָֽסְבָה Ezekiel 41:7 (but read וְנוֺסְפָה Ew Sm Co Toy^Hpt, compare Berthol); 3 plural נָסַ֫בּוּ Genesis 19:4 +; Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִסַּ֫בּוּ Ezekiel 1:9 5t.; —

1. a. turn oneself against (עַלֿ), close round upon (עַל) Genesis 19:4 (J) Joshua 7:9 (JE); with accusative Judges 19:22.

b. turn round (from a direct course), of wheels Ezekiel 1:9,12,17; Ezekiel 10:11 (twice in verse), also Ezekiel 10:16 (but dubious, Co ישׁבו, Toy^Hpt leave, Symm ἀπελείποντο); נָסֵ֫בָּה אֵלַי Ezekiel 26:2 of Jerusalem under figure of door (Sm Co Berthol Toy^Hpt).

c. especially of boundary (Hexateuch only P): turn round from (מִן), toward (לְ) Numbers 34:4, + ה locative Joshua 18:14; with מִן + ה locative + אֶלֿ Joshua 15:10; with מִן alone Numbers 34:5; with ה locative alone Jeremiah 31:39; Joshua 15:3; Joshua 16:6; circle about, skirt, with accusative Joshua 19:14.

2 passive be turned over to (לְ), into the power of, Jeremiah 6:12.

Pi`el Infinitiveconstruct סַבֵּב אֶתמְּֿנֵי הַדָּבָר 2 Samuel 14:20 to change, transform, the aspect of the matter.

Po`. Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְסֹבְבֵנִי Jonah 2:4; Jonah 2:6, יְסֹבְבֶנְהוּ Deuteronomy 32:10, יְסוֺבְבֶנּוּ Psalm 32:10; 3 feminine singular תְּסוֺבֵב Jeremiah 31:22, etc.; — encompass, surround (in poetry and chiefly late): —

1 encompass (with protection), with accusative Deuteronomy 32:10 ( ׳י subject), with 2accusative חֶסֶד יְסוֺבְבֶנּוּ Psalm 32:10, compare Psalm 32:7 (but 2nd object here dubious); similarly נְקֵבָהתְּסוֺבֵב גָּ֑בֶר Jeremiah 31:22i.e. either shall protect (so most) or (Che, compare Gf) the woman (figurative of Israel), instead of holding aloof (הַבַּת הַשּׁוֺבֵבָה Jeremiah 31:22), will, in the new future which ׳י creates, with affection press round her divine husband.

2 come about, assemble round (accusative of person ׳י) Psalm 7:8.

3 march or go about, city (accusative) Psalm 55:11; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 59:15; altar (in solemn procession) Psalm 26:6; go about in (בְּ) city Song of Solomon 3:2.

4 enclose, envelop, with accusative of person Jonah 2:4; Jonah 2:6 (of waters).

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הֵסֵב 2 Kings 16:18 +; 2 masculine singular הֲסִבֹּ֫תָ 1 Kings 18:37; 3 plural הֵסַ֫בּוּ 1 Samuel 5:9,10, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּסֵּב Exodus 13:18 +, suffix וַיְסִבֵּ֫נִי Ezekiel 47:2; 3 masculine plural וַיַּסֵּ֫בּוּ Judges 18:23 2t.; 1 plural נָסֵב 2 Chronicles 14:6, cohortative נָסֵ֫בָּה 1 Chronicles 13:3; Imperative masculine singular הָסֵב 2 Samuel 5:23; 1 Chronicles 14:14 (but see below); feminine singular הָסֵ֫בִּי Song of Solomon 6:5; Infinitive construct הָסֵב 2 Samuel 3:12; 1 Chronicles 12:33; Participle מֵסֵב Jeremiah 21:4; perhaps also plural suffix מְסִבָּ֑י Psalm 140:10 (Ginsb); —

1. a. turn (transitive), cause to turn: turn face (accusative) Judges 18:23; 1 Kings 8:14 2 Chronicles 6:3 (all = turn toward); = turn round face 1 Kings 21:4, + אֶלהַֿקִּיר 2 Kings 20:2 = Isaiah 38:2; + מִן Ezekiel 7:22 (subject ׳י), 2 Chronicles 29:6 (of neglect), 2 Chronicles 35:22 (of avoiding battle); turn away eyes from (מִן), Song of Solomon 6:5; turn (back), change heart 1 Kings 18:37 (recall from apostasy; + אֲחֹרַנִּית), Ezra 6:22 (+ עַלֿ); turn back, reverse (weapons) Jeremiah 21:4.

b. bring over (i.e. to allegiance), with accusative + אֶלֿ person, 2 Samuel 3:12; 1 Chronicles 12:24 (van d. H. v. 1 Chronicles 12:23); of ׳י, turn over kingdom to (לְ) 1 Chronicles 10:14 (compare Qal 1 a, 1 Kings 2:15).

c. turn into, of changing name, 2accusative 2 Kings 23:24 2 Chronicles 36:4; 2 Kings 24:14.

d. = bring round, with accusative 1 Samuel 5:8,9; + מִן 2 Samuel 20:12; + אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 5:10; 1 Chronicles 13:3; + accusative of location 2 Kings 16:18 (sense obscure).

2. a. cause to go around: of carrying ark around city (2accusative) Joshua 6:11 (J E; but

Qalᵐ5 ᵑ6ᵑ9); lead round , i.e. by a round-about way, accusative of person + accusative דֶּרֶךְ Exodus 13:18 (E) Ezekiel 47:2; with accusative + infinitive of purpose 2 Chronicles 13:13; accusative omitted, lead round toward (אֶלֿ) 2 Samuel 5:23, away from (מֵעַלֿ) "" 1 Chronicles 14:14 (where, however, perhaps read as Samuel, so Be Öttli, and, in both, סֹב for הָסֵב Dr Kit^Kau Hpt Bu HPS Löhr).

b. surround with (accusative) wall, 2 Chronicles 14:6 (accusative of city omitted).

c. perhaps also encompass (as foe), מְסִבָּ֑י Psalm 140:10 those encompassing me (others below מֵסַב below).

Hoph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יוּסָּ֑ב Isaiah 28:27; Participle feminine plural construct מֻסַבֹּת Exodus 28:11; Exodus 39:6; מוּסַבֹּת Exodus 39:13; Numbers 32:38 (see below); מוּסַבּוֺת Ezekiel 41:24; —

1 be turned, of cart wheel, with עַלֿ upon, over; מוּסַבּוֺת דְּלָתוֺת Ezekiel 41:24 participle apparently as gerundive, that can be turned, movable (Ges^{§ 116e}; Co reads ׳צלעות מ, compare Toy^Hpt); שֵׁם׳מוּס Numbers 32:38 turned (i.e. changed) as to name, but gloss, see Di.

2 surrounded, i.e. set, of jewels (participle construct) Exodus 28:11; Exodus 39:6,13 (all P).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

סָבַב pret. fully and defect. סָֽבְבוּ, סַ֫בּוּ, סַבּוֹתֶם, inf. סְבֹב and סֹב, fut. יָסֹב and יִסֹּב

(1) to turn oneself, e.g. Proverbs 26:14, “the door turns itself עַל צִירָהּ on its hinge.” 1 Samuel 15:27, וַיִּסֹּב שְׁמוּאֵל לָלֶכֶת “and Samuel turned himself to go away.” Followed by אֶל Ecclesiastes 1:6 לְ 1 Kings 2:15; Psalms 114:3, Psalms 114:5עַל Habakkuk 2:16; 2 Chronicles 18:31, of a person or place to which we turn, and מִן, מֵעַל, מִפְּנֵי of that from which we turn away, 1 Samuel 17:30, וַיִּסֹּב מֵאֶצְלוּ אֶל מוּל אַחֵר “and he turned himself from him to another.” 1 Samuel 18:11; Genesis 42:24 followed by אֶל אַחֲרֵי to turn oneself back to follow any one, 2 Kings 9:18, 19 2 Kings 9:19 and absol. to turn about, Song of Solomon 2:17 Psal. 71:21. Also, to turn is put absol. for to approach 1 Samuel 22:17, 18 1 Samuel 22:18; 2 Samuel 18:15, 30 2 Samuel 18:30. When used of things, it is i.q. to be brought to, to be be-stowed upon, al. 1 Ki. loc. cit.; Numbers 36:7 Hab. loc. cit.

(2) to go round (which is done by turning one-self continually) in any place; to go over a place, e.g. a city, or cities, followed by בְּ Song of Solomon 3:3, 5:7 2 Chronicles 17:9, 23:2 also, an acc. Isaiah 23:16, סֹבִּי עִיר “go about the city.” 1 Samuel 7:16, “and he went about (the cities) Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah.” 2 Kings 3:9, “and they went about דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים a way of seven days;” (the words דּ׳ שׁ׳ י׳ are really in this sentence the accusative, depending on the verb; compare Arab. نسرى ليلا let us go by night; Plin. H. xxiii. 1, “si statim bina stadia ambulentur”); also, to go round about a place (umgehen); followed by an acc. Deuteronomy 2:3; Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:7 in order to avoid it, Numbers 21:4; Judges 11:18.

(3) to surround, to encompass, followed by an acc. Genesis 2:11, 13 1 Kings 7:24; 2 Kings 6:15; Psalms 18:6, 22:17 in a hostile sense Ecclesiastes 9:14 also followed by אֶל 2 Kings 8:21 and עַל Job 16:13; Judges 20:5. Genesis 37:7, וְהִנֵּה תְסֻבֶּינָה אֲלֻמּוֹתֵיכֶם וַתּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ “and lo your sheaves surrounded and did reverence;” i.e. your sheaves standing around mine did reverence to it. Absol. to surround (a table) is i.q. to recline, or sit down at table. 1 Samuel 16:11, לֹא נָסִב “we will not sit down.” Compare מֵסַב. To these are to be added two figurative significations.

(4) to be turned, i.e. to be changed; followed by כְּ to be made like any thing, Zechariah 14:10.

(5) to be the cause of any thing [to bring it about] (comp. Arab. سَبَبُ cause, سَبَّبَ to be the cause, to effect; Talm. סִבָּח cause, pr. a thing or occasion on which something else depends; German Umftand, circonstance, from the signification of surrounding; compare אוֹדוֹת), 1 Samuel 22:22, אָנֹכִי סַבֹּתִי בְּכָל־נֶפֶשׁ בֵּית אָבִיךָ “I am the cause (sc. of the death) of all the persons of thy father’s house.” Vulg. ego sum reus omnium animarum.

Niphal נָסַב and נָסֵב Ezekiel 26:2 fem. נָֽסְבָה for נָסַבָּה (see Lehrg. p. 372; Gramm. ed. x. § 66 note 11); fut. יִסַּב, יִסַּבּוּ

(1) i.q. Kal No. 1, to turn oneself, Ezekiel 1:9, 12 Ezekiel 1:12, 17 Ezekiel 1:17, 10:11, 16 Ezekiel 10:16 often used of a boundary, Numbers 34:4, Numbers 34:5 i.q. to be transferred to any one, followed by לְ. Joshua 15:3 Jerem. 6:12, נָסַבּוּ בָּתֵּיהֶם לַאֲחֵרִים “their houses shall be transferred to others;” comp. in Kal, Numbers 36:7.

(2) i.q. Kal No. 2, to surround, Judges 19:22 followed by עַל in a hostile sense, Genesis 19:4; Joshua 7:9.

Piel סִבֵּב i.q. Kal No. 4, to turn about, i.e. to change, 2 Samuel 14:20.

Poel סוֹבֵב

(1) i.q. Kal No. 2, to go about in a place, followed by בְּ Song of Solomon 3:2. Followed by an acc., to go over a place (im Orte umhergehn), Psalms 59:7, 15 Psalms 59:15 to go round a place (einen Ort umgehn), Psalms 26:6. Followed by עַל in a hostile sense, Psalms 55:11.

(2) i.q. Kal No. 3, to surround, Jonah 2:4, Jonah 2:6; Psalms 7:8 followed by two acc. (any one with any thing), 32:7, 10 Psalms 32:10 especially to watch and defend, Deuteronomy 32:10 (compare Hom. Il. i. 37). Jeremiah 31:22, נְקֵבָהּ תְּסוֹבֵב גֶּבֶר “a woman protects a man.” [Qu. as to the application and rendering of this passage.]

Hiphil הֵסֵב fut. יַסֵּב

(1) causat. of Kal No. 1, to cause to turn, Exodus 13:18 trans. to turn. 1 Kings 8:14, וַיַּסֵּב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־פָּנָיו “and the king turned his face,” etc.; 21:4 2 Kings 20:2. הֵסֵב עֵינָיו מִן to turn away the eyes from, Song of Solomon 6:5. Figuratively, הֵסֵב לֵּב פּ׳ עַל to turn or direct any one’s heart to some person or thing, Ezra 6:22 compare 1 Kings 18:37 and without לֵב. 2 Samuel 3:12, לְהָסֵב אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־בָּל־יִשַׂרָאֵל “to turn all Israel to thee.” From the idea of turning round, it is to transfer, followed by לְ of pers., to any one. 1 Chronicles 10:14, וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָה לְדָוִיד “and turned the kingdom to David;” followed by אֶל of place (into any place), 1 Samuel 5:8, 1 Samuel 5:9, 10 1 Samuel 5:10 acc. of place, 2 Samuel 20:12.

(2) causat. of Kal No. 2, to cause to go round, or about, i.e. to lead round, e.g. a person, Ezekiel 47:2 a host, Exodus 13:18 to surround with walls, 2 Chronicles 14:6.

(3) causat. of Kal No. 4, to turn, to change. 2 Kings 23:34, וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יְהוֹיָקִים “and he changed his name into Jehoiakim;” 24:17.

(4) intrans.

(a) i.q. Kal No.1, to turn oneself, 2 Samuel 5:23.

(b) i.q. Kal No. 2, to go round a place, with an acc., Joshua 6:11.

Hophal הוּסַב fut. יוּסַּב

(1) to turn oneself, to turn, as a door, Ezekiel 41:24 the roller of a threshing wain, Isaiah 28:27.

(2) to be surrounded, inclosed, Exodus 28:11, 39:6, 13 Exodus 39:13.

(3) to be turned, changed, Numbers 32:38.

Derived nouns, סִבָּה, נְסִבָּה, סָבִיב, מוּסַב, מֵסַב.

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הֲסִבֹּ֥תָ הֵסֵ֖ב הֵסֵב֙ הֵסֵב֩ הֵסַ֣בּוּ הֵסַ֤בּוּ הַסֹּבְבִ֖ים הַסֹּבְבִ֥ים הַסֹּבֵ֗ב הַסֹּבֵ֤יב הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב הַסּוֹבֵ֣ב הָסֵ֤בִּי הָסֵב֙ הסב הסבב הסבבים הסבו הסבי הסביב הסבת הסובב וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב וְֽנָסְבָה֩ וְנָסֵ֛בָּה וְנָסֵ֨ב וְנָסַ֖ב וְנָסַ֣ב וְנָסַ֣בּוּ וְנָסַ֤ב וְנָסַ֤בּוּ וְנָסַ֧ב וְנָסַ֨ב וְנָסַב֩ וְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי וְסָבְב֥וּ וְסָבַ֣ב וְסָבַב֙ וְסֹ֣בּוּ וְסוֹבֵ֖ב וְתִסֹּ֥ב וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה וַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣ה וַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤י וַיְסִבֵּ֙נִי֙ וַיִּסֹּ֖ב וַיִּסֹּ֞ב וַיִּסֹּ֤ב וַיִּסֹּ֥ב וַיִּסֹּב֙ וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ וַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּ וַיַּסֵּ֤ב וַיַּסֵּ֥ב וַיַּסֵּ֧ב וַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּ וַיַּסֵּ֨ב וַיַּסֵּב֙ וַיַּסֵּב֩ וַיָּ֜סָב וַיָּסֹ֕בּוּ וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ וַנָּ֥סָב וַתִּסֹּ֤ב ואסבבה ואסובבה והסב והסבותי ויסב ויסבו ויסבני ויסובבו ונסב ונסבה ונסבו וסבב וסבבו וסבו וסבותי וסבתם וסובב ותסב יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ יְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ יִסַּ֖בּוּ יִסַּ֣בּוּ יִסַּ֧בּוּ יִסֹּ֔ב יִסֹּ֣ב יִסֹּ֥ב יִסּ֨וֹב יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ יָסֹ֖ב יָסֹ֥ב יוּסָּ֑ב יוסב יסב יסבבנהו יסבבני יסבו יסבוהו יסבנו יסוב יסובבה יסובבנו׃ יסובני׃ לְהָסֵ֞ב לְהָסֵ֥ב לִסְבֹ֖ב להסב לסבב מֵסֵב֮ מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת מוסבת מסב נָסֵ֣בָּה נָסַ֙בּוּ֙ נָסַ֣בּוּ נָסֹ֖ב נסב נסבה נסבו סְ֭בָבוּנִי סְבָב֑וּנִי סְבָב֑וּנוּ סְבָב֗וּנִי סְבָב֣וּם סְבָבֻ֑הוּ סְבָבֻ֤נִי סַבֵּב֙ סַבֹּ֔תִי סַבֻּ֑נִי סַבּ֣וּנִי סַבּ֤וּנִי סַבּ֥וּנִי סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי סָבְב֥וּ סָבַ֖ב סֹ֖ב סֹ֣ב סֹ֣בּוּ סֹ֥ב סֹ֥בִּי סֹ֥בּוּ סֹב֩ סֹבְבִ֣ים סֹבֵב֙ סב סבב סבבהו סבבו סבבום סבבונו סבבוני סבבים סבבני סבו סבוני סבותי סבי סבני סבתי סוֹבְבִ֣ים סוֹבֵ֤ב ׀ סוֹבֵ֥ב סובב סובבים תְּס֖וֹבְבֵ֣נִי תְּס֥וֹבֵֽב תְּסוֹבְבֶ֑ךָּ תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ תִּסֹּ֥ב תִּסּ֣וֹב תִסֹּ֤ב תִסֹּ֧ב תָּסֹ֥בּוּ תסב תסבו תסבינה תסוב תסובב תסובבך תסובבני hā·sêḇ hā·sêb·bî hă·sib·bō·ṯā has·sō·ḇə·ḇîm has·sō·ḇêḇ has·sō·w·ḇêḇ hāsêḇ haSebbi hāsêbbî haSev hasibBota hăsibbōṯā hassōḇêḇ hassōḇəḇîm hassoeVim hassoVeiv hassoVev hassōwḇêḇ hê·sab·bū hê·sêḇ heSabbu hêsabbū hêsêḇ heSev lə·hā·sêḇ ləhāsêḇ lehaSev lis·ḇōḇ lisḇōḇ lisVo mê·sêḇ mêsêḇ meSev mū·sab·bōṯ musabBot mūsabbōṯ nā·sab·bū nā·sêb·bāh nā·sōḇ naSabbu nāsabbū naSebbah nāsêbbāh naSo nāsōḇ sā·ḇaḇ sā·ḇə·ḇū sab·bêḇ sab·bō·ṯî sab·bō·w·ṯî sab·bu·nî sab·bū·nî sāḇaḇ sabbêḇ sabBev sabBoti sabbōṯî sabbōwṯî sabBuni sabbunî sabbūnî sāḇəḇū saVav saveVu sə·ḇā·ḇu·hū sə·ḇā·ḇu·nî sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî sə·ḇā·ḇū·nū sə·ḇā·ḇūm səḇāḇuhū səḇāḇūm səḇāḇunî səḇāḇūnî səḇāḇūnū sevaVuhu sevaVum sevaVuni sevaVunu so sō·ḇə·ḇîm sō·ḇêḇ sō·w·ḇêḇ sō·wḇ·ḇîm sōḇ sōb·bî sōb·bū Sobbi sōbbî Sobbu sōbbū sōḇêḇ sōḇəḇîm soeVim soVev sovVim sōwḇḇîm sōwḇêḇ tā·sōb·bū taSobbu tāsōbbū tə·sō·w·ḇêḇ tə·sō·wḇ·ḇe·kā tə·sō·wḇ·ḇê·nî ṯə·sub·be·nāh teSoev tesovVeka teSovVeni təsōwḇḇekā təsōwḇḇênî təsōwḇêḇ tesubBeinah ṯəsubbenāh tis·sō·wḇ tis·sōḇ ṯis·sōḇ tisSo tissōḇ ṯissōḇ tisSov tissōwḇ vaasoeVah vaasovVah vahasibboTi vaiyaSobbu vaiYasov vaiyasSebbu vaiyasSev vaiyisSo vanNasov vattisSo vaysibBeni veheSev venaSabbu venaSav venaSebbah venaSev venaseVah vesabboTem vesabBoti vesaVav vesaveVu veSobbu vesoVev vetisSo viSovvu wa’ăsōḇəḇāh wa’ăsōwḇḇāh wa·’ă·sō·ḇə·ḇāh wa·’ă·sō·wḇ·ḇāh wa·hă·sib·bō·w·ṯî wahăsibbōwṯî wan·nā·sāḇ wannāsāḇ wat·tis·sōḇ wattissōḇ way·sib·bê·nî way·yā·sāḇ way·yā·sōb·bū way·yas·sêḇ way·yas·sêb·bū way·yis·sōḇ waysibbênî wayyāsāḇ wayyāsōbbū wayyassêḇ wayyassêbbū wayyissōḇ wə·hê·sêḇ wə·nā·saḇ wə·nā·sab·bū wə·nā·sə·ḇāh wə·nā·sêḇ wə·nā·sêb·bāh wə·sā·ḇaḇ wə·sā·ḇə·ḇū wə·sab·bō·ṯem wə·sab·bō·w·ṯî wə·sō·w·ḇêḇ wə·sōb·bū wə·ṯis·sōḇ wəhêsêḇ wənāsaḇ wənāsabbū wənāsêḇ wənāsəḇāh wənāsêbbāh wəsāḇaḇ wəsabbōṯem wəsabbōwṯî wəsāḇəḇū wəsōbbū wəsōwḇêḇ wəṯissōḇ wî·sō·wḇ·ḇū wîsōwḇḇū yā·sōḇ yā·sōb·bū yaSo yāsōḇ yaSobbu yāsōbbū yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî yə·sō·ḇə·ḇen·hū yə·sō·wḇ·ḇen·nū yə·sō·wḇ·ḇu·hā yə·sū·bê·nî yə·sub·ben·nū yə·sub·bū·hū yəsōḇəḇenhū yəsōḇəḇênî yesoeVenhu yesoeVeni yesovVennu yesovVuha yəsōwḇḇennū yəsōwḇḇuhā yesubBennu yəsubbennū yesubBuhu yəsubbūhū yesuBeni yəsūbênî yis·sab·bū yis·sō·wḇ yis·sōḇ yisSabbu yissabbū yisSo yissōḇ yisSov yissōwḇ yūs·sāḇ yūssāḇ yusSav