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H5437Hסָבַבsa.vav

to turn: surroundPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. 9
  7. 4
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. 6
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 2
  19. 18
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. Isaiah: 0
  24. 3
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 1
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 2
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 2
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

Other meanings of H5437

  • H5437Gסָבַבsa.vavto turn: turnH:VOccurrences: 78
  • H5437Iסָבַבsa.vavto turn: againH:VOccurrences: 2
  • H5437Jסָבַבsa.vavto turn: repellH:VOccurrences: 3
  • H5437Kסָבַבsa.vavto turn: changedH:VOccurrences: 4

74 occurrences in 71 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Psalms 55:11

    Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

    יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ (יְסוֹבְבֻ֥) ye.so.Vu. “they go around”

  2. Psalms 59:7

    They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

    וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ (יס֥וֹבְבוּ) So.vu “they may go around”

  3. Psalms 59:15

    And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city;

    וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ (יס֥וֹבְבוּ) So.vu “they may go around”

  4. Psalms 88:18

    They came round about me like water all the day; they compassed me about together.

    סַבּ֣וּנִי (סַבּ֣וּ) sa.Bu. “they have surrounded”

  5. Psalms 109:3

    They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

    סְבָב֑וּנִי (סְבָב֑וּ) se.va.Vu. “they have surrounded”

  6. Psalms 118:10

    All nations compass me about; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

    סְבָב֑וּנִי (סְבָב֑וּ) se.va.Vu. “they surrounded”

  7. Psalms 118:11

    They compass me about, yea, they compass me about; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

    סַבּ֥וּנִי (סַבּ֥וּ) sa.Bu. “they surrounded”סְבָב֑וּנִי (סְבָב֑וּ) se.va.Vu. “they surrounded”

  8. Psalms 118:12

    They compass me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

    סַבּ֤וּנִי (סַבּ֤וּ) sa.Bu. “they surrounded”

  9. Ecclesiastes 1:6

    The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its circuit, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

    סוֹבֵ֤ב׀ so.Vev “circling around”סֹבֵב֙ so.Vev “circling around”

  10. Ecclesiastes 9:14

    there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it;

    וְסָבַ֣ב (סָבַ֣ב) sa.Vav “he surrounded”

  11. Song of Songs 3:2

    'I will rise now, and go about the city, in the streets and in the broad ways, I will seek him whom my soul loveth.' I sought him, but I found him not.

    וַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣ה (אֲסוֹבְבָ֣ה) 'a.so.Vah “I will go around”

  12. Song of Songs 3:3

    The watchmen that go about the city found me: 'Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?'

    הַסֹּבְבִ֖ים (סֹּבְבִ֖ים) soe.Vim “go around”

  13. Song of Songs 5:7

    The watchmen that go about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my mantle from me.

    הַסֹּבְבִ֥ים (סֹּבְבִ֥ים) soe.Vim “go around”

  14. Jeremiah 31:22

    How long wilt thou turn away coyly, O thou backsliding daughter? For the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall court a man.

    תְּס֥וֹבֵֽב te.Soev “she will surround”

  15. Jeremiah 41:14

    So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

    וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ (יָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙) i.ya.So.bu “they turned round”

  16. Jeremiah 52:21

    And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers; it was hollow.

    יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ (יְסֻבֶּ֑) ye.su.Be. “it goes round”

  17. Ezekiel 47:2

    Then brought he me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way without unto the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looketh toward the east; and, behold, there trickled forth waters on the right side.

    וַיְסִבֵּ֙נִי֙ (יְסִבֵּ֙) y.si.Be. “he brought round”

  18. Hosea 7:2

    And let them not say to their heart--I remember all their wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about, they are before My face.

    סְבָב֣וּם (סְבָב֣וּ) se.va.Vu “they have surrounded”

  19. Hosea 12:1

    Ephraim compasseth Me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; and Judah is yet wayward towards God, and towards the Holy One who is faithful.

    סְבָבֻ֤נִי (סְבָבֻ֤) se.va.Vu. “they have surrounded”

  20. Jonah 2:4

    For Thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all Thy waves and Thy billows passed over me.

    יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי (יְסֹבְבֵ֑) ye.soe.Ve. “it surrounds”

  21. Jonah 2:6

    The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head.

    יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי (יְסֹבְבֵ֑) ye.soe.Ve. “it surrounds”