סבב

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• סַב (sáv)

Etymology

Root
ס־ב־ב (s-b-b)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎒𐎁 (sb /⁠sabba⁠/, “to turn”).

Verb

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)

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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible