Lexical Definition

‎מֵסַב‎ mêçab (may-sab') surrounds ^H:N-M
plural masculine מְסִבִּים mᵉçibbîym (mes-ib-beem'); or feminine מְסִבּוֹת mᵉçibbôwth (mes-ib-bohth'); from ‎סָבַב‎

that compass about, (place) round about, at table.

• a divan (as enclosing the room)
• abstractly (adverbial) around

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: סָבַב

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

1. 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

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