סָבַב
sābab
turn about
Strong's H5437VerbHebrewTWOT 1456

סָבַב (sābab) is a Hebrew verb meaning turn about. It appears 158 times in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5437).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1456)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1456)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…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

סָבַב verb: turn about, go around, surround

Strong's H4142 מוּסַבָּה: a reversal, i.e. the backside (of a gem), fold (of a double-leaved door), transmutation (of a name)
KJV:being changed, inclosed, be set, turning.

Strong's H5437 סָבַב: to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
KJV:bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, × whirl, × round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, × circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, × on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).

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.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 2:11Exodus 13:18Numbers 21:4

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