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Job 18:11
“Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָבִיבçâbîyb · saw-beeb'
H5439 · Hebrew
H5439 · Hebrew
- Definition
- (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- Derivation
- or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from H5437 (סָבַב);
- KJV renderings
- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
- Grammar
- סָ֭בִיב — common noun, both genders, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 337 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 23:17Genesis 35:5Genesis 41:48Exodus 7:24Exodus 16:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָבִיב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.