Strong's Lexicon

H4524

H4524 — מֵסַב מֶסִבִּים מֶסִבּוֹת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmecabnoun mascOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1456c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4524
Word:	מֵסַב מֶסִבִּים מֶסִבּוֹת
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H5437
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	mecab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	may-sab' (plural masculine mcibbiym {mes-ib-beem'} or feminine mcibbowth {mes-ib-bohth'};) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a divan (as enclosing the room) 2. abstractly (adverbial) around
KJV Renderings:	that compass about, (place) round about, at table.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5478

מֵסַב noun [masculine] that which surrounds, or is round; —

a. plural surrounding places, מְסִבֵּי ׳ יְרוּשׁ 2Kgs 23:5 places round about Jerusalem.

b. as adverb מֵסַב round about 1Kgs 6:29 feminine plural מְסִבּוֺת on all sides, in all directions, Job 37:12 (of cloud Di < of lightning Bu Du).

2. suffix מְסִבּוֺ Song 1:12 dubious: round table Ew De; cushion, divan Bae Kau; compare on all these Bu. — מְסִבָּ֑י Ps 140:10 see סבב Hiph`il

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מסב (h-sav')

1 Kings 6:29

KJV: And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers

EHCC: the walls of the house round about

2 Kings 23:5

KJV: And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.put…: Heb. caused to ceaseidolatrous…: Heb. Chemarimplanets: or, twelve signs or, constellations

EHCC: and in ee ee round about Jerusalem ;

Job 37:12

KJV: And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

EHCC: it is turned round about by his counsels:

Psalms 140:9

KJV: As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

EHCC: ( 10). the head of those that compass me about,

Song of Songs 1:12

KJV: While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

EHCC: While the king (sitteth) at Ais table,