Transliteration: sâbab

Phonetic: saw-bab'

BDB Definition:

1. to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction
   1. (Qal)
      1. to turn, turn about, be brought round, change
      2. to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to turn oneself, close round, turn round
      2. to be turned over to
   3. (Piel) to turn about, change, transform
   4. (Poel)
      1. to encompass, surround
      2. to come about, assemble round
      3. to march, go about
      4. to enclose, envelop
   5. (Hiphil)
      1. to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round
      2. to cause to go around, surround, encompass
   6. (Hophal)
      1. to be turned
      2. to be surrounded

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1456

Part(s) of speech: Verb