The meaning of “סָבִיב”
Understanding çâbîyb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) סְבִיבָה çᵉbîybâh (sebee-baw'); from סָבַב (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side. - (as no...
סָבִיב
or (feminine) סְבִיבָה çᵉbîybâh (sebee-baw'); from סָבַב (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side. - (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs - but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:5 | “And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.” Word: סָבִיב (çâbîyb) | |
| Joshua 21:11 | “And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.” Word: סָבִיב (çâbîyb) | |
| 2 Kings 25:1 | “And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.” Word: סָבִיב (çâbîyb) | |
| Job 19:12 | “His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.” Word: סָבִיב (çâbîyb) | |
| Jeremiah 48:17 | “All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!” Word: סָבִיב (çâbîyb) |
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