מֵסַב
me.sav
“surrounds”
Definition
a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around
plural masculine מְסִבִּים; or feminine מְסִבּוֹת; from H5437 (סָבַב);
- round thing, surroundings, round about, that which surrounds, that which is round 1a) environs 1a1) surrounding places 1a2) round about (adv) 1b) round table
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מֵסַב appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
They swirl about,whirling at His direction,accomplishing all that He commandsover the face of all the earth.
While the king was at his table,my perfume spread its fragrance.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.