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Lexicon :: Strong's H5439 - sāḇîḇ

Aa
סָבִיב
Transliteration
sāḇîḇ
Pronunciation
saw-beeb'
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Part of Speech
adjective, adverb, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1456b

Strong’s Definitions

סָבִיב çâbîyb, saw-beeb'; or (feminine) סְבִיבָה çᵉbîybâh; from H5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around:—(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 308x

The KJV translates Strong's H5439 in the following manner: round about (252x), on every side (26x), about 24 compass (2x), about us (2x), circuits (1x), about them (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 308x
The KJV translates Strong's H5439 in the following manner: round about (252x), on every side (26x), about 24 compass (2x), about us (2x), circuits (1x), about them (1x).
substantive

  1. places round about, circuit, round about

    adverb

  2. in a circuit, a circuit, round about

    preposition

  3. in the circuit, from every side

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָבִיב çâbîyb, saw-beeb'; or (feminine) סְבִיבָה çᵉbîybâh; from H5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around:—(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
STRONGS H5439: Abbreviations
סָבִיב 336 substantive, used mostly as adverb and preposition, circuit, round about: — construct סְבִיב †Amos 3:11; plural construct סְבִיבֵי †Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13, suffix סְבִיבֶיךָ etc. (10 times), much oftener סְבִיבוֺת Exodus 7:24 22 times, סְבִיבוֺתַי, תֶיךָ-, etc., Deuteronomy 17:14, etc. (48 times): —
1. in singular —
a. as substantive 1 Chronicles 11:8 מןהֿמלוא וְעַדהַֿסָּבִיב and to the parts round about.
b. as adverb accusative סָבִיב (in) a circuit, i.e. round about, Genesis 23:17 בְּכָלגְּֿבֻלוֺ סָבִיב Exodus 19:12; Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:25; Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 1:11 עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב, Judges 20:29; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 5:11 [1 Kings 4:31]; Psalm 3:7 [Psalm 3:6] שָׁתוּ עָלָ֑י אֲשֶׁר ס׳, Psalm 12:9 [Psalm 12:8]; Psalm 34:8 [Psalm 34:7] + often; sometimes doubled, for the sake of emphasis, 2 Chronicles 4:3; Ezekiel 8:10 ס׳ עַל הַקִּיר ס׳, Ezekiel 37:2; Ezekiel 40:5 and often in Ezekiel 40-43.
c. as preposition:
(a) †Amos 3:11 צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ distress, and that in the circuit of (= round about) the land (but read probably with Syriac Version יְסֹבֵב will encircle).
(b) סָבִיב לְ׳ Exodus 16:13; Exodus 40:33; Numbers 1:50, Numbers 1:53; Numbers 2:2; Judges 7:21; 1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 18:32, 1 Kings 18:35; Ezekiel 41:10; Ezekiel 14:16; Job 19:12; Psalm 34:8 [Psalm 34:7]; Psalm 78:28; Psalm 125:2 (twice in verse) סָבִיב לְעַמּוֺ י׳, Psalm 128:3; Songs 3:7; Nahum 3:8.
(c) strangely, סָבִיב אֵת † 1 Kings 6:5 (omitted by Greek Version of the LXX), Ezekiel 43:17.
d. מִסָּבִיב 42, from round about, from every side, Ezekiel 16:33, Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:22; Ezekiel 37:21, but usually (מִן 1c) = on every side, Jeremiah 4:17 הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ מִסָּבִיב, Isaiah 42:25 וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ מ׳, Joel 4:11 [Joel 3:11]; Joel 4:12 [Joel 3:12]; H4036 † מָגוֺר מִסָּבִיב terror on every side! Jeremiah 6:25; [H4036 Jeremiah 20:3], Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 46:5; Jeremiah 49:29; Psalm 31:14 [Psalm 31:13], compare Lamentations 2:22; especially in the Deuteronomic phrases אוֺיְבִים מ׳, or הֵנִיחַ מ׳ (sometimes in combination), as Deuteronomy 12:10 והניח לכם מכלאֿויביכם מ׳, Deuteronomy 25:19; Joshua 21:42 לָהֶם מ׳ וַיָּנַח י׳, Joshua 23:1; Judges 2:14; Judges 8:34; 1 Samuel 12:11 +; מִסָּבִיב לְ from round about, † Numbers 16:24, Numbers 16:27.— On 1 Samuel 14:21; 2 Samuel 24:6; Job 10:8 see H5437 סָבַב.
2. In plural: —
a. †סְבִיבִים :
(a) in masculine sense, those round about, Psalm 76:12 [Psalm 76:11] כָּלסְֿבִיבָיו יֹבִילוּ שַׁי, Psalm 89:8 [Psalm 89:7]; Jeremiah 48:17, Jeremiah 48:39.
(b) in neuter sense, the parts round about, Jeremiah 49:5 מִכָּלסְֿבִיבָ֑יִךְ, בִּסְבִיבֵי ירושׁלם Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13; Jeremiah 21:14 וְאָֽכְלָה כָּלסְֿבִיבֶיהָ, Jeremiah 46:14; with the force of a preposition, Psalm 50:3 וסביביו נשׂערה מאד, Psalm 97:2; Lamentations 1:17.
b. סְבִיבוֺת:
(a) as substantive
(α) circuits, Ecclesiastes 1:6 ועל סביבותיו שָׁב הָרוּחַ;
(β) the parts round about, Numbers 22:4 ילחכו הקהל אתכֿלסְֿבִיבֹתֵינוּ, Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 50:32 (compare Jeremiah 21:14 above); with reference to their inhabitants, Psalm 44:19 [Psalm 44:18] = Psalm 79:4 לעג וקלס לסב׳, Ezekiel 16:57; Ezekiel 28:24; Daniel 9:16.
(b) with the force a preposition Exodus 7:24 סְבִיבֹת הַיְאֹר literally (in) the circuits of the Nile = round about the Nile, Numbers 11:24, Numbers 11:31, Numbers 11:32; Numbers 35:2 סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם, Judges 7:18; 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:7; 2 Kings 6:17 סביבֹת אלישׁע, Psalm 18:12 [Psalm 18:11]; Psalm 27:6 על אֹיְבַי סביבותי, etc.; often idiomatic preceded by אשׁר, as Genesis 33:5 הערים אשׁר סביבותיהם Genesis 41:48; Leviticus 25:44; Numbers 16:34; Deuteronomy 6:14; Deuteronomy 13:8 [Deuteronomy 13:7]; Deuteronomy 17:14; Deuteronomy 21:2 +. In the same sense מִסְּבִיבוֺתָם † Ezekiel 28:26.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

23:17; 33:5; 41:48

Exodus

7:24; 7:24; 16:13; 19:12; 25:11; 25:24; 25:25; 40:33

Leviticus

1:5; 1:11; 25:44

Numbers

1:50; 1:53; 2:2; 11:24; 11:31; 11:32; 16:24; 16:27; 16:34; 22:4; 35:2

Deuteronomy

6:14; 12:10; 13:7; 17:14; 17:14; 21:2; 25:19

Joshua

21:42; 23:1

Judges

2:14; 7:18; 7:21; 8:34; 20:29

1 Samuel

12:11; 14:21; 26:5; 26:7

2 Samuel

24:6

1 Kings

3:1; 4:31; 6:5; 6:5; 18:32; 18:35

2 Kings

6:17

1 Chronicles

11:8

2 Chronicles

4:3

Job

10:8; 19:12

Psalms

3:6; 12:8; 18:11; 18:12; 27:6; 31:13; 34:7; 34:7; 44:18; 50:3; 76:11; 78:28; 79:4; 89:7; 97:2; 125:2; 128:3

Ecclesiastes

1:6

Song of Songs

3:7

Isaiah

42:25

Jeremiah

4:17; 6:25; 17:26; 20:10; 21:14; 21:14; 32:44; 32:44; 33:13; 33:13; 46:5; 46:14; 48:17; 48:39; 49:5; 49:29; 50:32

Lamentations

1:17; 2:22

Ezekiel

8:10; 14:16; 16:33; 16:37; 16:57; 23:22; 28:24; 28:26; 37:2; 37:21; 40:5; 41:10; 43:17

Daniel

9:16

Joel

3:11; 3:12

Amos

3:11; 3:11

Nahum

3:8

H5439

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Strong's Number H5439 matches the Hebrew סָבִיב (sāḇîḇ),
which occurs 337 times in 282 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 23:17–Num 4:32)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17 - So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre, with the hollow in the rock and all the trees in the field and round it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - So they went on their journey: and the fear of God was on the towns round about, so that they made no attack on the sons of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:48

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:48 - And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - And all the Egyptians made holes round about the Nile to get drinking-water, for they were not able to make use of the Nile water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:13 - And it came about that in the evening little birds came up and the place was covered with them: and in the morning there was dew all round about the tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:12 - And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:11 - It is to be plated inside and out with the best gold, with an edge of gold all round it

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:24 - Plated with the best gold, with a gold edge all round it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:25 - And make a frame all round it, as wide as a man's hand, with a gold edge to the frame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:17 - All the pillars round the open space are to have silver bands, with hooks of silver and bases of brass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:32 - With a hole at the top, in the middle of it; the hole is to be edged with a band to make it strong like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, so that it may not be broken open.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - And round the skirts of it put fruits in blue and purple and red, with bells of gold between;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:34 - A gold bell and a fruit in turn all round the skirts of the robe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - Then let it be put to death, so that the sides of the altar are marked with its blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - You are to put the sheep to death, and take some of its blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear, and of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and the great toes of their right feet, dropping the rest of the blood on the sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3 - It is to be plated with the best gold, the top of it and the sides and the horns, with an edging of gold all round it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2 - Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:11 - Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:12 - And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26 - The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:16 - All the hangings were of the best linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:20 - All the nails used for the House and the open space round it were of brass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:31 - And the bases for the open space all round and for its doorway, and all the nails for the House and for the open space.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:23 - With a hole at the top in the middle, like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, edged with a band to make it strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:25 - And between the fruits all round the skirt they put gold bells, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:26 - All round the skirt of the robe were bells and fruits in turn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:8 - And put up the hangings forming the open space all round it, with the curtain over its doorway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:33 - And he put up the hangings forming the open space round the House and the altar, and put the curtain over the doorway. So Moses made the work complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - And the ox is to be put to death before the Lord: then Aaron's sons, the priests, are to take the blood and put some of it on and round the altar which is at the door of the Tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - And he is to put it to death on the north side of the altar before the Lord: and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death at the door of the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - And let him put his hand on the head of it and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - They are to put to death the offering for wrongdoing in the same place as the burned offering; and the priest is to put the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - And he put it to death; and Moses took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and round it with his finger, and made the altar clean, draining out the blood at the base of the altar; so he made it holy, taking away what was unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - And he put it to death; and Moses put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:24 - Then he took Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the point of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet: and Moses put the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - And he put to death the burned offering; and Aaron's sons gave him the blood and he put some of it on and round the altar;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 - And he put to death the ox and the sheep, which were the peace-offerings for the people; and Aaron's sons gave him the blood and he put some of it on and round the altar;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:41 - And he will have the house rubbed all over inside, and the paste which is rubbed off will be put out into an unclean place outside the town:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:18 - And he is to go out to the altar which is before the Lord and make it free from sin; and he is to take some of the blood of the ox and the blood of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar and round it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:31 - But houses in small unwalled towns will be the same as property in the country; they may be got back, and they will go back to their owners in the year of Jubilee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:44 - But you may get servants as property from among the nations round about; from them you may take men-servants and women-servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:50 - But to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:53 - But the tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:2 - The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26 - And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, and all the cords needed for its use.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:37 - And the pillars of the open space round it, with their bases and nails and cords.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, with the cords and all the things used for them; whatever is necessary for these, they are to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32 - And the pillars of the open space outside it, with their bases and their nails and cords and all the instruments used, and everything which has to be done there; all the instruments for which they are responsible are to be numbered by name.

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