סבב

Hebrew

Root
ס־ב־ב‏

Alternative forms

• סַב‏ (sáv)

Verb

סָבַב • (saváv) (pa'al construction, infinitive לסוב \ לָסֹב‏, present סוֹבֵב‏, future יסוב \ יִסֹּב‏ or יסוב \ יָסֹב‏, imperative סוב \ סֹב‏, passive counterpart נָסַב‏ or נָסֵב‏)

1. to surround, encircle
2. to revolve, rotate
3. to turn, change direction
4. to traverse, wander around
5. to spread out, go around

References

• “H5437”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979