סָבַב

𐤎𐤁𐤁

çâbab

H5437

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

Root Family

סבב (s-b-b) — to turn, revolve, go around, surround, encircle, bring about

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Word Forms

72 distinct forms — 158 total occurrences

SILEX Code Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5437-43 וַ/יַּסֵּ֨ב vayasev HC/Vhw3ms and turned and he caused to turn about 12
H5437-44 וַ/יָּסֹ֨בּוּ vayasobu HC/Vqw3mp and they surrounded and they circled around 11
H5437-46 וַ/יִּסֹּ֥ב vayisov HC/Vqw3ms And he turned And he circled about 9
H5437-49 וְ/נָסַ֣ב venasav HC/VNq3ms and shall turn and he circled about 8
H5437-23 סְבָבֻ֤/נִי sevavuni HVqp3cp/Sp1cs surrounded me they encircled me 7
H5437-70 יִסַּ֣בּוּ yisabu HVNi3mp they turned they will turn themselves about 6
H5437-27 סֹ֖ב sov HVqc Turn Turn about! 6
H5437-36 תִסֹּ֤ב tisov HVqi3fs shall be transferred she will turn about (also: you will turn about) 5
H5437-18 סַבֻּ֑/נִי sabuni HVqp3cp/Sp1cs surrounded me they encircled me 4
H5437-71 יִסֹּ֔ב yisov HVqi3ms let him turn he will circle about 4

Occurrences in Scripture

SILEX Code Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5437-04 Genesis 2:11 הַ/סֹּבֵ֗ב hasovev HTd/Vqrmsa which surrounds the one who encircles
H5437-04 Genesis 2:13 הַ/סּוֹבֵ֔ב hasovev HTd/Vqrmsa that surrounds the one who encircles
H5437-13 Genesis 19:4 נָסַ֣בּוּ nasabu HVNp3cp surrounded they were encircled
H5437-35 Genesis 37:7 תְסֻבֶּ֨ינָה֙ tesubeynah HVqi3fp gathered around they (feminine) will encircle
H5437-46 Genesis 42:24 וַ/יִּסֹּ֥ב vayisov HC/Vqw3ms he turned away And he circled about
H5437-43 Exodus 13:18 וַ/יַּסֵּ֨ב vayasev HC/Vhw3ms led around and he caused to turn about
H5437-10 Numbers 21:4 לִ/סְבֹ֖ב lisevov HR/Vqc to go around to circle around
H5437-12 Numbers 32:38 מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת musabot HVHsfpc whose names were changed encircled (feminine plural)
H5437-49 Numbers 34:4 וְ/נָסַ֣ב venasav HC/VNq3ms and shall turn and he circled about
H5437-49 Numbers 34:5 וְ/נָסַ֧ב venasav HC/VNq3ms and shall turn and he circled about
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