מֵסַב
mēsab
that which surrounds
Strong's H4524NounHebrewTWOT 1456c

מֵסַב (mēsab) is a Hebrew noun meaning that which surrounds. It appears 5 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4524).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1456c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1456c)that which surrounds, is round; a divan, around; that compass about, round about, at table
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מֵסַב noun, masculine: that which surrounds, is round

Strong's H4524 מֵסַב: a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around
KJV:that compass about, (place) round about, at table.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1456: מוּסַבָּה mûsabbâ — turn about, go around, surround; turn, march, walk, around, go partly round, circle, skirt, make a round, circuit, go about to, encompass; turn oneself, close round, turn round, be turned over; to change, transform…

See it in Scripture

1 Kings 6:292 Kings 23:5Job 37:12

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