Hebrew word study
סָבַבçâbab — to revolve, surround, or border
Pronounced “saw-bab'”
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
Translated in the King James as: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, whirl, round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
Appears 160 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Deuteronomy — 3×
Joshua — 12×
1 Samuel — 14×
2 Samuel — 10×
2 Kings — 10×
1 Chronicles — 5×
2 Chronicles — 13×
Ezra — 1×
Psalms — 22×
Proverbs — 1×
Ecclesiastes — 7×
Isaiah — 3×
Ezekiel — 12×
Hosea — 2×
Habakkuk — 1×
Zechariah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.