סבב
Hebrew
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- סַב (sáv)
Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ס־ב־ב (s-b-b) |
Compare Ugaritic 𐎒𐎁 (sb /sabba/, “to turn”).
Verb
[edit]סָבַב • (saváv) (pa'al construction, infinitive לסוב / לָסֹב, present סוֹבֵב, future יסוב / יִסֹּב or יסוב / יָסֹב, imperative סוב / סֹב, passive counterpart נָסַב or נָסֵב)
- to surround, encircle
- to revolve, rotate
- to turn, change direction
- to traverse, wander around
- to spread out, go around