סָבִיבçâbîyb
circuit, round about, used mostly as adverb and preposition
Pronunciation: saw-beeb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5439
Meanings
1. in singular
a. as substantive (1 Chronicles 11:8)
b. as adverb accusative (Genesis 23:17; Exodus 19:12; Exodus 25:11)
c. as preposition (Amos 3:11; Exodus 16:13; Exodus 40:33)
d. from round about, from every side, מִסָּבִיב (Ezekiel 16:33; Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:22)
2. In plural
a. סְבִיבִים (Psalms 76:12; Psalms 89:8; Jeremiah 48:17)
b. סְבִיבוֺת (Ecclesiastes 1:6; Numbers 22:4; Jeremiah 17:26)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 335 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 23:17 So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field itself, the cave that was in it, and all the surrounding trees.
- Genesis 35:5 As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob’s family.
- Genesis 41:48 During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities.
- Exodus 7:24 Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn’t drink the water from the Nile.
- Exodus 16:13 That evening vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the camp was wet with dew.
- Exodus 19:12 Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death.
See every passage
- Genesis 23:17, 35:5, 41:48
- Exodus 7:24, 16:13, 19:12, 25:11, 25:24, 25:25, 27:17, 28:32, 28:33, 28:34, 29:16, 29:20, 30:3, 37:2, 37:11, 37:12, 37:26, 38:16, 38:20, 38:31, 39:23, 39:25, 39:26, 40:8, 40:33
- Leviticus 1:5, 1:11, 3:2, 3:8, 3:13, 7:2, 8:15, 8:19, 8:24, 9:12, 9:18, 14:41, 16:18, 25:31, 25:44
- Numbers 1:50, 1:53, 2:2, 3:26, 3:37, 4:26, 4:32, 11:24, 11:31, 11:32, 16:24, 16:27, 16:34, 22:4, 32:33, 34:12, 35:2, 35:4
- Deuteronomy 6:14, 12:10, 13:7, 17:14, 21:2, 25:19
- Joshua 15:12, 18:20, 19:8, 21:11, 21:42, 21:44, 23:1
- Judges 2:12, 2:14, 7:18, 7:21, 8:34, 20:29
- 1 Samuel 12:11, 14:21, 14:47, 26:5, 26:7, 31:9
- 2 Samuel 5:9, 7:1, 22:12, 24:6
- 1 Kings 3:1, 4:24, 4:31, 5:4, 6:5, 6:6, 7:12, 7:18, 7:20, 7:23, 7:24, 7:35, 7:36, 18:32, 18:35
- 2 Kings 6:17, 11:8, 11:11, 17:15, 25:1, 25:4, 25:10, 25:17
- 1 Chronicles 4:33, 6:55, 9:27, 10:9, 11:8, 22:9, 22:18, 28:12
- 2 Chronicles 4:2, 4:3, 14:7, 14:14, 15:15, 17:10, 20:30, 23:7, 23:10, 32:22, 34:6
- Ezra 1:6
- Nehemiah 5:17, 6:16, 12:28, 12:29
- Job 1:10, 10:8, 18:11, 19:10, 19:12, 22:10, 29:5, 41:14
- Psalms 3:6, 12:8, 18:11, 27:6, 31:13, 34:7, 44:13, 50:3, 76:11, 78:28, 79:3, 79:4, 89:7, 89:8, 97:2, 97:3, 125:2, 128:3
- Ecclesiastes 1:6
- Song of Solomon 3:7
- Isaiah 42:25, 49:18, 60:4
- Jeremiah 1:15, 4:17, 6:3, 6:25, 12:9, 17:26, 20:10, 21:14, 25:9, 32:44, 33:13, 46:5, 46:14, 48:17, 48:39, 49:5, 49:29, 50:14, 50:15, 50:29, 50:32, 51:2, 52:4, 52:7, 52:14, 52:22, 52:23
- Lamentations 1:17, 2:3, 2:22
- Ezekiel 1:4, 1:18, 1:27, 1:28, 4:2, 5:2, 5:5, 5:6, 5:7, 5:12, 5:14, 5:15, 6:5, 6:13, 8:10, 10:12, 11:12, 12:14, 16:33, 16:37, 16:57, 19:8, 23:22, 23:24, 27:11, 28:23, 28:24, 28:26, 31:4, 32:22, 32:23, 32:24, 32:25, 32:26, 34:26, 36:3, 36:4, 36:7, 36:36, 37:2, 37:21, 39:17, 40:5, 40:14, 40:16, 40:17, 40:25, 40:29, 40:30, 40:33, 40:36, 40:43, 41:5, 41:6, 41:7, 41:8, 41:10, 41:11, 41:12, 41:16, 41:17, 41:19, 42:15, 42:16, 42:17, 42:20, 43:12, 43:13, 43:17, 43:20, 45:1, 45:2, 46:23, 48:35
- Daniel 9:16
- Joel 3:11, 3:12
- Amos 3:11
- Nahum 3:8
- Zechariah 2:5, 7:7, 12:2, 12:6, 14:14
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