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sa.vav H5437

סָבַב (sa.vav) means “to turn: turn” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

סָבַב Hebrew · H5437 161 tagged occurrences in 152 verses

Pronunciation guide: saw-bab' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5437G

סָבַב · sa.vav · to turn: turn

: turn/bring_around 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

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TBESH · H5437H

סָבַב · sa.vav · to turn: surround

: 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

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TBESH · H5437I

סָבַב · sa.vav · to turn: again

: again 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

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TBESH · H5437J

סָבַב · sa.vav · to turn: repell

: repell/turn_away 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

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TBESH · H5437K

סָבַב · sa.vav · to turn: changed

: changed 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

KJV glosses: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).

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How translators render H5437

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
turned 7
surrounded 5
surround me 4
turn 4
away 3
march around 3
turning 3
and he changed 2
and prowling around 2
around 2
entangled me 2
fall in 2
i will turn 2
may be transferred 2
on their rounds 2
over 2
surrounded it 2
turned around 2
winds through 2
am responsible 1
and after they had traveled a roundabout 1
and bypassed 1
and changed 1
and curved 1
and go about 1
and has turned 1
and he brought it around 1
and he came around 1
and he turned away 1
and led me around 1
and march around 1
and marched around 1
and round 1
and surround them 1
and surrounded 1
and then turn 1
and turned 1
are all around them 1
aside 1
began 1
bring about 1
but circle 1
but circle around 1
carried around 1
circled around 1
closed around me 1
cross 1
curled 1
directed 1
eluded 1
gather around you 1
gathered around 1
had surrounded 1
has turned 1
have turned 1
he dragged 1
he may return 1
he removed 1
he surrounded him 1
in circumference 1
in order to bypass 1
is not rolled 1
it has swung open 1
move aside 1
must be moved 1
on a circuit 1
on all sides 1
on every side 1
once again 1
pivoting 1
returned 1
returned home 1
round 1
sit down to eat 1
so they carried away 1
so they turned 1
so they went throughout 1
stroll through 1
surround him 1
surround us 1
surrounded me 1
surrounds him 1
surrounds me 1
swinging 1
swirled about me 1
that i may go about 1
that you turned 1
then he turned 1
then hezekiah turned 1
then let us bring back 1
then mount 1
then turns 1
these stones were mounted 1
they circled 1
they encircle 1
they engulf me 1
they had moved 1
they have brought 1
they marched around 1
they surround me 1
they surrounded me 1
they surrounded that place 1
they swarmed around me 1
they went 1
they will surround 1
to bring 1
turn away 1
turns 1
veer away 1
walk 1
we wandered around 1
were changed 1
will be turned 1
will be turned over 1
will come around 1
will shelter 1
will turn 1
you have been wandering around 1
you surround me 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
turned 6
compassed 5
about 4
and compassed 4
did compass 4
they turned 4
turn 4
and turned 3
compassed me about 3
shall be turned 3
shall compass 3
they compassed 3
and go round about 2
compasseth 2
go about 2
have compassed 2
remove 2
returned 2
round about 2
they compassed me about 2
turned about 2
went about 2
about him turn 1
against it and besieged 1
against me and beset 1
and a winding about 1
and compass 1
and fetched a compass 1
and he turned 1
and he turned aside 1
and he turned himself about 1
and is gone about 1
and led me about 1
and let us bring again 1
and make about 1
and shall compass about 1
and shall environ us round 1
and they carried 1
and they fetched a compass 1
and they turned 1
and they went about 1
and turned away 1
and turneth about 1
and ye shall compass 1
avoided out 1
back 1
be carried about 1
behold i will turn back 1
beset 1
cast about 1
closed me round about 1
compass him about 1
compass me round about 1
compass thee about 1
compassed about 1
compassing 1
fetch a compass 1
fetch about 1
have beset them about 1
he led him about 1
he removed 1
he turned about 1
him and have turned away 1
him and turned 1
him for we will not sit down 1
i applied 1
i have occasioned 1
in 1
in circuit 1
in his stead and changed 1
is turned about 1
it that compasseth 1
it they turned 1
it which compasseth 1
led 1
let him turn 1
me on every side 1
now and go about 1
of them about 1
round 1
shall fetch a compass 1
shall turn 1
she is turned 1
so will i compass 1
stood round about 1
that go about 1
that went about 1
them turn away 1
then he turned 1
therefore i went about 1
therefore they compassed about 1
they came round about 1
they go about 1
they had carried it about 1
they have brought about 1
they have now compassed 1
thou hast turned 1
thou shalt compass 1
thou wast driven 1
to compass 1
to turn 1
turn aside 1
turn away 1
turneth 1
unto me and we compassed 1
walk about 1
was driven 1
which compassed him about 1
which compassed him in 1
which did compass 1
which were about him on every side 1
will i turn 1
with thee to bring about 1
with them and went about 1
would not turn 1
ye have compassed 1
ye shall compass 1
yea they compassed me about 1

Verses containing H5437

Page 1 of 4. 152 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Genesis 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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  2. Genesis 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.

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  3. Genesis 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.

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  4. Genesis 37:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”

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  5. Genesis 42:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.

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  6. Exodus 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

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  7. Exodus 28:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

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  8. Exodus 39:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

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  9. Exodus 39:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.

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  10. Numbers 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey

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  11. Numbers 32:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

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  12. Numbers 34:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,

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  13. Numbers 34:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.

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  14. Numbers 36:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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  15. Numbers 36:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”

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  16. Deuteronomy 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.

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  17. Deuteronomy 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north

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  18. Deuteronomy 32:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.

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  19. Joshua 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.

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  20. Joshua 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

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  21. Joshua 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”

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  22. Joshua 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.

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  23. Joshua 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

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  24. Joshua 6:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.

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  25. Joshua 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”

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  26. Joshua 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.

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  27. Joshua 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

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  28. Joshua 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.

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  29. Joshua 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.

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  30. Joshua 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.

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  31. Judges 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.

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  32. Judges 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

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  33. Judges 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”

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  34. Judges 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”

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  35. Judges 20:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.

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  36. 1 Samuel 5:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.

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  37. 1 Samuel 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.

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  38. 1 Samuel 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

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  39. 1 Samuel 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

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  40. 1 Samuel 15:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”

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  41. 1 Samuel 15:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.

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  42. 1 Samuel 16:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

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  43. 1 Samuel 17:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.

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  44. 1 Samuel 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

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  45. 1 Samuel 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.

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  46. 1 Samuel 22:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

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  47. 1 Samuel 22:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.

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  48. 2 Samuel 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”

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  49. 2 Samuel 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

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  50. 2 Samuel 14:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

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