סבב
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Hebrew[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- סַב (sáv)
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ס־ב־ב (s-b-b) |
Compare Ugaritic 𐎒𐎁 (sb /sabba/, “to turn”).
Verb[edit]
סָבַב • (saváv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לסוב / לָסֹב, present סוֹבֵב, future יסוב / יִסֹּב or יסוב / יָסֹב, imperative סוב / סֹב, passive counterpart נָסַב or נָסֵב)
- to surround, encircle
- to revolve, rotate
- to turn, change direction
- to traverse, wander around
- to spread out, go around