Strong's H5437 – סָבַב cabab (saw-bab')

1. to revolve, surround, or border 2. used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows) [a primitive root]

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סָבַב occurs 158 times in the Old Testament

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

וַיַּסֵּ֨ב — Occurs 12 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Joshua 38:34
וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ — Occurs 11 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Judges 41:31
סַבֻּ֑נִי — Occurs 11 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 118:17
וַיִּסֹּ֥ב — Occurs 10 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Judges 42:43
וְנָסַ֣ב — Occurs 8 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Numbers 34:39
יִסּ֨וֹב — Occurs 7 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Zechariah 114:24
יִסַּ֣בּוּ — Occurs 6 times as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Ezekiel 10:17
סֹ֣ב — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Song of Solomon 22:30
הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב — Occurs 4 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 21:21
תִּסּ֣וֹב — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Proverbs 36:16
מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural — e.g. Numbers 41:38
הֵסֵ֖ב — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. 2 Kings 35:22
סוֹבֵ֤ב׀ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Ecclesiastes 6:15
וַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּ — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Judges 29:23
וְסָבַב֙ — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Ecclesiastes 33:16
וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Psalms 59:14
וַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣ה — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular — e.g. Song of Solomon 26:6
סוֹבְבִ֣ים — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. 2 Chronicles 7:24
הַסֹּבְבִ֖ים — Occurs 2 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — e.g. Song of Solomon 5:7
הָסֵב֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. 2 Samuel 14:23
לְהָסֵ֥ב — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct — e.g. 2 Samuel 12:23
יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — e.g. Jonah 2:5
סַבֹּ֔תִי — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Ecclesiastes 22:25
נָסַ֣בּוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Judges 19:22
הֵסַ֣בּוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. 1 Samuel 5:10
וְנָסַ֣בּוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Joshua 7:12
סֹ֥בּוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Psalms 48:17
יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 32:10
וְתִסֹּ֥ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular — Psalms 71:21
יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — Psalms 49:5
תִּסֹּ֥ב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — Psalms 114:5
וְסוֹבֵ֖ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — Ecclesiastes 1:6
וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular — Ecclesiastes 2:20
וְסָבְב֥וּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — Ecclesiastes 12:5
לִסְבֹ֖ב — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Numbers 21:4
הָסֵ֤בִּי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular — Song of Solomon 6:5
סֹ֥בִּי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular — Isaiah 23:16
יוּסָּ֑ב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — Isaiah 28:27
מֵסֵב֮ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular — Jeremiah 21:4
תְּס֥וֹבֵֽב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular — Jeremiah 31:22
יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — Jeremiah 52:21
מֻסַבֹּ֛ת — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural construct — Exodus 28:11
וַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤י — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular — Ezekiel 7:22
נָסֵ֣בָּה — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — Ezekiel 26:2
וְֽנָסְבָה֩ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular — Ezekiel 41:7
סָבַ֖ב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — Ezekiel 42:19
וַיְסִבֵּ֙נִי֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — Ezekiel 47:2
סְבָב֣וּם — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural — Hosea 7:2
תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural — Genesis 37:7
וְנָסֵ֛בָּה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural — 1 Chronicles 13:3
נָסֹ֖ב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural — 1 Samuel 16:11
סָבְב֥וּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural — Joshua 6:15
סַבֵּב֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct — 2 Samuel 14:20
וְסֹ֣בּוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — Joshua 6:7
וַתִּסֹּ֤ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — 1 Kings 2:15
סְבָבֻ֑הוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular — 1 Kings 5:3
תָּסֹ֥בּוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — Joshua 6:4
הֲסִבֹּ֥תָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular — 1 Kings 18:37
וְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural — Joshua 6:3
וַנָּ֥סָב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural — Deuteronomy 2:1
וְנָסֵ֨ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural — 2 Chronicles 14:7
וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — Ezra 6:22
יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — Job 16:13
יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular — Job 40:22
תְּסוֹבְבֶ֑ךָּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular — Psalms 7:7
סְבָבוּנִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common plural — Psalms 17:11
סֹ֖ב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Deuteronomy 2:3
תְּס֖וֹבְבֵ֣נִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular — Psalms 32:7
יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular — Psalms 55:10