Mesav מֵסַב
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| מֵסַב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mesav |
| Strong's number | H4524 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | surrounds |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Mesav (Hebrew מֵסַב, Strong's H4524) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “surrounds”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) round thing, surroundings, round about, that which surrounds, that which is round
1a) environs
1a1) surrounding places
1a2) round about (adv)
1b) round table
1a) environs
1a1) surrounding places
1a2) round about (adv)
1b) round table
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | about (4), table (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | around (1), places all around (1), swirl about (1), those who surround me (1), was at his table (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mesav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 6:29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 23:5And 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.Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
Job
- Job 37:12And 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.They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
Psalms
- Psalm 140:9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 1:12While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).