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Strong's Number H5437

סָבַב

cabab · saw-bab'

Transliteration:

cabab{saw-bab'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1456

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

Usage in the KJV:

(stood 1, turned 31, etc...) about 54, compass 22, turn 10, turn away 2, remove 2, returned 2, round 8, side 2, turn aside 1, turn back 1, beset 3, driven 2, compass in 2, misc 8

Total: 160
Occurs 161 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction
1. (Qal)
  1. to turn, turn about, be brought round, change
  2. to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass
2. (Niphal)
  1. to turn oneself, close round, turn round
  2. to be turned over to
3. (Piel) to turn about, change, transform
4. (Poel)
  1. to encompass, surround
  2. to come about, assemble round
  3. to march, go about
  4. to enclose, envelop
5. (Hiphil)
  1. to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round
  2. to cause to go around, surround, encompass
6. (Hophal)
  1. to be turned
  2. to be surrounded