סָבִיב

Strong’s Definition

(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

Etymology & Derivation

or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from H5437 (סָבַב);

KJV Usage

(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(subst) places round about, circuit, round about
• 2.(adv) in a circuit, a circuit, round about
• 3.(prep) in the circuit, from every side

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: çâbîyb; Pronunciation: saw-beeb'