5437 – סָבַב (savav)

to turn

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	סָבַב (savav)
Pronunciation:	sa-vav    Listen
Gematria:	64(60 + 2 + 2)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	161 times in OT

Description

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

Synonyms

סָבַב	savav		H5437	(161 ggr)	to turn
דָּדָה	dadah		H1718	(2 ggr)	to go slowly
הָלַךְ	halach		H1980	(1547 ggr)	to go
נָדַד	nadad		H5074	(28 ggr)	to wander
נוּד	nod		H5110	(24 ggr)	to wander
עָבַר	avar		H5674a	(546 ggr)	to pass
רוּד	rod		H7300	(4 ggr)	to roam
שָׁגָה	shagah		H7686	(21 ggr)	to wander
שׁוּט	shot		H7751a	(11 ggr)	to rove

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with savav as root:

מוּסָב	mosav	H4141	surrounding
מֵסַב	mesav	H4524	surrounds
סִבָּה	sibah	H5438	turn
סָבִיב	saviv	H5439	around

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word savav was translated to the following:

αἴτιον	aition	G0158	fault
ἀναχωρέω	anachoreo	G0402	depart
ἀποστρέφω	apostrepho	G0654	turn away
διέρχομαι	dierchomai	G1330	pass
ἐκκλίνω	ekklino	G1578	eschew
ἐκπορεύομαι	ekporeuomai	G1607	proceed
ἐπιστρέφω	epistrepho	G1994	turn
ἐπιτίθημι	epitithemi	G2007	lay on
κατακλίνω	kataklino	G2625	sit down
κυκλόω	kukloo	G2944	compass about
μεταστρέφω	metastrepho	G3344	turn
παρέρχομαι	parerchomai	G3928	pass away
περιάγω	periago	G4013	go about
περιαιρέω	periaireo	G4014	take away
περιέρχομαι	perierchomai	G4022	wander about
περιΐστημι	periistemi	G4026	shun
περικυκλόω	perikukloo	G4033	compass round
ποιέω	poieo	G4160	do
προσάγω	prosago	G4317	bring
στρέφω	strepho	G4762	turn
τίθημι	tithemi	G5087	lay

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