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It can refer to physical surroundings, such as a group of people or objects encircling something, or metaphorically to describe circumstances or situations that encompass an individual or group.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of being surrounded or encircled carried significant implications. It could denote protection, as in being surrounded by allies or a protective barrier, or it could imply threat and danger, as in being encircled by enemies. The Israelites often experienced both scenarios, whether in their wilderness wanderings, battles, or in the context of divine protection.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm">sabab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>that which surrounds or is round<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>changes direction (1), round about (1), surrounding area (1), table (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מֵסַב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>that which surrounds, or is round</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1. a.</b></font> plural <em>surrounding places</em>, <font class="hebrew2">מְסִבֵּי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יְרוּשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a> <em>places round about Jerusalem</em>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>b.</b></font> as adverb <font class="hebrew2">מֵסַב</font> <em>round about</em> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29</a>; feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">מְסִבּוֺת</font> <em>on all sides, in all directions</em>, <a href="/interlinear/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12</a> (of cloud Di < of lightning Bu Du). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> suffix <font class="hebrew2">מְסִבּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/1-12.htm">Songs 1:12</a> dubious: <em>round table</em> Ew De; <em>cushion, divan</em> Bae Kau; compare on all these Bu. — <font class="hebrew2">מְסִבָּ֑י</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/140-10.htm">Psalm 140:10</a> see <font class="hebrew2">סבב</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>that compass about, place round about, at table <p>Plural masculine mcibbiym {mes-ib-beem'}; or feminine mcibbowth {mes-ib-bohth'}; from <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm">cabab</a>; a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around -- that compass about, (place) round about, at table. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm">cabab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ במסבו וּמְסִבֵּ֖י ומסבי מְסִבָּ֑י מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀ מֵסַ֣ב ׀ מסב מסבות מסבי bim·sib·bōw bimsibBo bimsibbōw mê·saḇ mə·sib·bāy mə·sib·bō·wṯ mêsaḇ meSav mesibBai məsibbāy mesibBot məsibbōwṯ ū·mə·sib·bê ūməsibbê umesibBei<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִיר֨וֹת הַבַּ֜יִת <b> מֵסַ֣ב ׀ </b> קָלַ֗ע פִּתּוּחֵי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the house <span class="itali">round about</span> with carved engravings<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the house <span class="itali">round about</span> with carved<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the walls of the house <span class="itali">round</span> carved carved<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/23-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 23:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה <b> וּמְסִבֵּ֖י </b> יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְאֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">and in the surrounding area</span> of Jerusalem,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Judah, <span class="itali">and in the places round about</span> Jerusalem;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/23-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the cities of Judah <span class="itali">the surrounding</span> of Jerusalem incense<p><b><a href="/text/job/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 37:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְה֤וּא <b> מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀ </b> מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ [בְּתַחְבּוּלָתֹו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It changes direction,</span> turning around<br><a href="/kjvs/job/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And it is turned <span class="itali">round about</span> by his counsels:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> It <span class="itali">changes</span> turning fornication<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/140-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 140:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/140.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> רֹ֥אשׁ <b> מְסִבָּ֑י </b> עֲמַ֖ל שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/140.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [As for] the head <span class="itali">of those that compass me about,</span> let the mischief<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/140-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the head <span class="itali">about</span> may the mischief of their lips<p><b><a href="/text/songs/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 1:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַד־ שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ <b> בִּמְסִבּ֔וֹ </b> נִרְדִּ֖י נָתַ֥ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the king <span class="itali">was at his table,</span> My perfume<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> While the king <span class="itali">[sitteth] at his table,</span> my spikenard<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> While the king <span class="itali">his table</span> my perfume gave<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4524.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4524.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4524<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bimsibbo_4524.htm">bim·sib·bōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mesav_4524.htm">mê·saḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mesibbai_4524.htm">mə·sib·bāy — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mesibbot_4524.htm">mə·sib·bō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umesibbei_4524.htm">ū·mə·sib·bê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' 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