סָבִיב

sa.vivAdjectiveH5439

around

From: or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from H5437 (סָבַב);

Short Definition

(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

Full Lexicon Entry

around/border 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A

DescriptionHebrew Adjective

Occurrences

263 times

Appears 263 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
74
Jeremiah
27
Exodus
25
Numbers
18
Leviticus
15

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 10:9
  • Deuteronomy 25:19
  • Ezk 36:3
  • Genesis 35:5
  • Lamentations 1:17

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