Strong H5437H5437Hסָבַב
to turn: surround
One of the 5 senses of Strong H5437
- Transliteration
- sâbab
- Pronunciation
- saw-bab'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
: surround/go_round
1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change
1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round
1b2) to be turned over to
1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform
1d) (Poel)
1d1) to encompass, surround
1d2) to come about, assemble round
1d3) to march, go about
1d4) to enclose, envelop
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round
1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass
1f) (Hophal)
1f1) to be turned
1f2) to be surrounded
1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change
1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round
1b2) to be turned over to
1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform
1d) (Poel)
1d1) to encompass, surround
1d2) to come about, assemble round
1d3) to march, go about
1d4) to enclose, envelop
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round
1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass
1f) (Hophal)
1f1) to be turned
1f2) to be surrounded
General definition
A primitive root; to {revolve} surround or border; used in various {applications} literally and figuratively: - {bring} {cast} {fetch} {lead} {make} {walk} X {whirl} X round {about} be about on every {side} {apply} {avoid} beset ({about}) {besiege} bring {again} carry ({about}) {change} cause to come {about} X {circuit} (fetch a) compass ({about} {round}) {drive} {environ} X on every {side} beset ({close} {come} {compass} {go} stand) round {about} {remove} {return} {set} sit {down} turn (self) ({about} {aside} {away} back).
In the Bible
Strong H5437H appears in 64 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- compass37
- go8
- round3
- lead2
- turn2
- about1
- beset1
- besiege1
- cast1
- circuit1
- come1
- compasseth1
First verses
- Numbers 21:4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
- Deuteronomy 2:1Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
- Deuteronomy 2:3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
- Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
- Joshua 6:3And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
- Joshua 6:4And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
- Joshua 6:7And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
- Joshua 6:11So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
- Joshua 6:14And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
- Joshua 6:15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
- Joshua 7:9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
- Joshua 15:10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
- Judges 11:18Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
- Judges 16:2And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
- 1 Samuel 7:16And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth–el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
- 2 Samuel 5:23And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
- 2 Samuel 18:15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
- 2 Samuel 22:6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
- 1 Kings 5:3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
- 1 Kings 7:23And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.