Original Word: סָבִיב
Part of Speech: substantive; adverb; preposition; substantive; adverb accusative; preposition; substantive; preposition
Transliteration: cabiyb
Pronunciation: sah-BEEV or seh-bee-BAH
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-beeb')
Definition: Around, surrounding, circuit, vicinity, environment
Meaning: a circle, neighbour, environs, around

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָבַב (sabab), meaning "to go around" or "to surround."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2945 (kuklo): Meaning "circle" or "around," used in similar contexts in the New Testament to describe encircling or surrounding.

Usage: The Hebrew words סָבִיב (sabib) and סְבִיבָה (sebibah) are used to describe something that is around or encircling an object or area. They can refer to physical surroundings, such as the area around a city or a camp, or metaphorically to describe influence or presence. These terms are often used in the context of God's protection or judgment, as well as in descriptions of geographical locations.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of being surrounded had significant implications. Cities were often fortified with walls, and the area surrounding a city was crucial for defense and agriculture. The idea of being encircled could imply protection, as in the case of God's presence surrounding His people, or threat, as in the case of enemies encircling a city. The Israelites' understanding of their environment was deeply connected to their relationship with God, who was seen as both a protector and a judge.

Word Origin
from sabab
Definition
circuit, round about
NASB Translation
about (1), all (1), all around (68), all around about (1), all sides (3), all* (2), altogether* (1), around (114), around about (1), around* (1), circular courses (1), circumference* (2), completely (1), confines (1), encompassing (1), entirely (1), environs (5), every direction (2), every side (34), form (2), one surrounding (1), places around (1), round about (29), surround (10), surround* (2), surrounded (1), surrounding (17), surrounding area (1), surrounds (2), throughout (1).

סָבִיב₃₃₆ substantive, used mostly as

adverb and

preposition, circuit, round about: — construct סְבִיב Amos 3:11; plural construct סְבִיבֵי Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13, suffix סְבִיבֶיךָ etc. (10 t.), much oftener סְבִיבוֺת Exodus 7:24 22t., סְבִיבוֺתַי, תֶיךָ-, etc., Deuteronomy 17:14, etc. (48 t.): — 1 in singular —

a. as substantive 1 Chronicles 11:8 מןהֿמלוא וְעַדהַֿסָּבִיב and to the parts round about.

b. as

adverb accusative סָבִיב (in) a circuit, i.e. round about, Genesis 23:17 בְּכָלגְּֿבֻלוֺ סָבִיב Exodus 19:12; Exodus 25:11,24,25; Leviticus 1:5,11 עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב, Judges 20:29; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 5:11; Psalm 3:7 שָׁתוּ עָלָ֑י ׳אֲשֶׁר ס, Psalm 12:9; Psalm 34:8 + often; sometimes doubled, for the sake of emphasis, 2 Chronicles 4:3; Ezekiel 8:10 ׳ס ׳עַל הַקִּיר ס, Ezekiel 37:2; Ezekiel 40:5 and often in Ezekiel 40-43.

c. as

preposition: (a) Psalms, Amos 3:11 צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ distress, and that in the circuit of (= round about) the land (but read probably with ᵑ6 יְסֹבֵב will encircle). (b) ׳סָבִיב לְ Exodus 16:13; Exodus 40:33; Numbers 1:50,53; Numbers 2:2; Judges 7:21; 1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 18:32,35; Ezekiel 41:10; Ezekiel 14:16; Job 19:12; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 78:28; Psalm 125:2 (twice in verse) סָבִיב לְעַמּוֺ ׳י, Psalm 128:3; Songs 3:7; Nahum 3:8. (c) strangely, סָבִיב אֵת 1 Kings 6:5 (omitted by ᵐ5), Ezekiel 43:17.

d. מִסָּבִיב₄₂, from round about, from every side, Ezekiel 16:33,37; Ezekiel 23:22; Ezekiel 37:21, but usually (מִן

1c) = on every side, Jeremiah 4:17 הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ מִסָּבִיב, Isaiah 42:25 ׳וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ מ, Joel 4:11; Joel 4:12; Psalms מָגוֺר מִסָּבִיב terror on every side ! Jeremiah 6:25; Jeremiah 20:3,10; Jeremiah 46:5; Jeremiah 49:29; Psalm 31:14, compare Lamentations 2:22; especially in the Deuteronomic phrases ׳אוֺיְבִים מ, or ׳הֵנִיחַ מ (sometimes in combination), as Deuteronomy 12:10 ׳והניח לכם מכלאֿויביכם מ, Deuteronomy 25:19; Joshua 21:42 ׳לָהֶם מ ׳וַיָּנַח י, Joshua 23:1; Judges 2:14; Judges 8:34; 1 Samuel 12:11 +; מִסָּבִיב לְ from round about, Numbers 16:24,27. — On 1 Samuel 14:21; 2 Samuel 24:6; Job 10:8 see סָבַב.

2 In plur.: —

a. סְבִיבִים: (a) in masculine sense, those round about, Psalm 76:12 כָּלסְֿבִיבָיו יֹבִילוּ שַׁי, Psalm 89:8; Jeremiah 48:17,39. (b) in neuter sense, the parts round about, Jeremiah 49:5 מִכָּלסְֿבִיבָ֑יִךְ, בִּסְבִיבֵי ירושׁלם Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13; Jeremiah 21:14 וְאָֽכְלָה כָּלסְֿבִיבֶיהָ, Jeremiah 46:14; with the force of a

perp., Psalm 50:3 וסביביו נשׂערה מאד, Psalm 97:2; Lamentations 1:17.

b. סְבִיבוֺת (a) as substantive (α) circuits, Ecclesiastes 1:6 ועל סביבותיו שָׁב הָרוּחַ; (β) the parts round about, Numbers 22:4 ילחכו הקהל אתכֿלסְֿבִיבֹתֵינוּ, Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 50:32 (compare Jeremiah 21:14 above); with reference to their inhabitants, Psalm 44:19 = Psalm 79:4 ׳לעג וקלס לסב, Ezekiel 16:57; Ezekiel 28:24; Daniel 9:16. (b) with the force a

preposition Exodus 7:24 סְבִיבֹת הַיְאֹר literally (in) the circuits of the Nile = round about the Nile, Numbers 11:24,31,32; Numbers 35:2 סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם, Judges 7:18; 1 Samuel 26:5,7; 2 Kings 6:17 סביבֹת אלישׁע, Psalm 18:12; Psalm 27:6 על אֹיְבַי סביבותי, etc.; often idiomatic preceded by אשׁר, as Genesis 33:5 הערים אשׁר סביבותיהם Genesis 41:48; Leviticus 25:44; Numbers 16:34; Deuteronomy 6:14; Deuteronomy 13:8; Deuteronomy 17:14; Deuteronomy 21:2 +. In the same sense מִסְּבִיבוֺתָם Ezekiel 28:26.

place, round about, circuit, compass, on every side

Or (feminine) cbiybah {seb-ee-baw'}; from cabab; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

see HEBREW cabab

הַסָּבִ֑יב הסביב וְסָבִ֖יב וְסָבִ֥יב וּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יו וּבִסְבִיבֵ֣י וּבִסְבִיבֵ֥י וּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹת וּסְבִ֣יב וּסְבִיב֥וֹת וּסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ ובסביבי ומסביבות וסביב וסביבות וסביבותיה וסביביו לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ לסביבותינו׃ מִסְּבִ֣יבוֹתָ֔ם מִסָּ֫בִ֥יב מִסָּבִ֑יב מִסָּבִ֔יב מִסָּבִ֖יב מִסָּבִ֗יב מִסָּבִֽיב׃ מִסָּבִיב֒ מִסָּבִיב֙ מסביב מסביב׃ מסביבותם סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹת סְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ סְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔ם סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָ סְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּ סְבִֽיבֹתָ֔ם סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֖יו סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סְבִיב֖וֹת סְבִיב֛וֹת סְבִיב֣וֹת סְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ סְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃ סְבִיבָ֑יִךְ סְבִיבָ֑יו סְבִיבָ֔יו סְבִיבָ֣יו סְבִיבָֽיו׃ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם סְבִיבֹ֥ת סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ סְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּ סְבִיבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סְבִיבֹתָ֥יו סְבִיבֹתָֽי׃ סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סְבִיבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֔ם סְבִיבוֹת֙ סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶם֒ סְבִיבוֹתֶ֑יהָ סְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְ סָ֘בִ֤יב סָ֝בִ֗יב סָ֭בִיב סָבִ֑יב סָבִ֔יב סָבִ֕יב סָבִ֖יב סָבִ֗יב סָבִ֛יב סָבִ֜יב סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֤יב סָבִ֤יב ׀ סָבִ֥יב סָבִ֥יב ׀ סָבִ֧יב ׀ סָבִ֨יב סָבִ֪יב סָבִֽיב׃ סָבִיב֙ סביב סביב׃ סביבות סביבותי סביבותיה סביבותיהם סביבותיו סביבותיך סביבותיך׃ סביבותיכם סביבותיכם׃ סביביה׃ סביביו סביביו׃ סביביך סביביך׃ סביבת סביבתי׃ סביבתיה סביבתיה׃ סביבתיהם סביבתיו סביבתיו׃ סביבתיכם סביבתינו סביבתינו׃ סביבתם has·sā·ḇîḇ hassāḇîḇ hassaViv lis·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū lisḇîḇōwṯênū lisvivoTeinu mis·sā·ḇîḇ mis·sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯām missāḇîḇ missaViv missəḇîḇōwṯām misseVivoTam sā·ḇîḇ sāḇîḇ saViv sə·ḇî·ḇā·yiḵ sə·ḇî·ḇāw sə·ḇî·ḇe·hā sə·ḇî·ḇe·ḵā sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯām sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāw sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāy sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯe·hā sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·nū sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯā·yiḵ sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯāw sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯay sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ səḇîḇāw səḇîḇāyiḵ səḇîḇehā səḇîḇeḵā səḇîḇōṯ səḇîḇōṯām səḇîḇōṯāw səḇîḇōṯāy səḇîḇōṯehā səḇîḇōṯêhem səḇîḇōṯêḵem səḇîḇōṯênū səḇîḇōwṯ səḇîḇōwṯāw səḇîḇōwṯay səḇîḇōwṯāyiḵ səḇîḇōwṯehā səḇîḇōwṯêhem səḇîḇōwṯeḵā səḇîḇōwṯêḵem seviVav seviVayich seviVeicha seviVeiha seviVot sevivoTai sevivoTam sevivoTav sevivoTayich sevivoTeicha seviVoteiChem sevivoTeiha seviVoteiHem seVivoTeinu ū·ḇis·ḇî·ḇê ū·mis·sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ ū·sə·ḇî·ḇāw ū·sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā ū·sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ ū·sə·ḇîḇ ūḇisḇîḇê ūmissəḇîḇōwṯ umisseviVot ūsəḇîḇ ūsəḇîḇāw ūsəḇîḇōwṯ ūsəḇîḇōwṯehā useViv useviVav useviVot usevivoTeiha uvisviVei vesaViv wə·sā·ḇîḇ wəsāḇîḇInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts