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Joshua 15:10

“And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָבַבçâbab · saw-bab'
H5437 · Hebrew

Definition: to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: 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).
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
נָסַב֩ — verb Niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/VNp3ms
Usage: Occurs 158 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:11 Genesis 2:13 Genesis 19:4 Genesis 37:7 Genesis 42:24

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 סָבַב here.

Verse 9 Verse 11

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.