Ezekiel 23:22:16Ezek.23.22.W16TAB

מִסָּבִֽיב׃

misaviv

from all around

Transliteration
mi-sa-VIV
Extended
mih-saa-VEEV
IPA
/mis.saːˈviːv/

Meaning by language

English
from all around

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מִ + סָּ + בִֽיב׃
mi + sa + viv
misaviv

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Samekhs as in sit
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    mi-sa-VIV

  2. clause

    va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN a-ho-li-VA ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hin-ne-NI me-IR et-me-a-ha-VA-yekh a-LA-yekh ET a-sher-na-ke-A naf-SHE-kh me-HEM va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV

Exegesis

The locative phrase mis-sabiv {מִסָּבִיב | mis-sā-ḇîḇ} ‘on every side’ intensifies the sense of encirclement. The shift to an English subject-verb-object structure clarifies relationships inherent in the Hebrew verb-final pattern.

Root and etymology

ס־ב־ב

to surround

In contextEzekiel 23:22

Therefore, Aholibah, thus says the Lord GOD : “Behold, I am stirring up your lovers against you, those from whom your soul has turned away, and I will bring them against you on every side.”

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 23:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 23:22, so the Hebrew word מִסָּבִֽיב׃ (misaviv) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.23.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.22.W16.S1) and character.