Job 18:11:1Job.18.11.W1TAB
סָ֭בִיב
saviv
“around”
- Transliteration
- sa-VIV
- Extended
- saa-VEV
- IPA
- /saːˈviːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- around
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-VIV
- clause
sa-VIV bi-a-TU-hu bal-la-HOT
- sentence
sa-VIV bi-a-TU-hu bal-la-HOT ve-he-fi-TSU-hu le-rag-LAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the fronted adverb saviv {סָ֭בִיב | sāḇîḇ} ‘around’, placing spatial enclosure in an emphatic position.
In context — Job 18:11
All around, terrors terrify him, and they drive him on at his heels.
About this coordinate
Job 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:11, so the Hebrew word סָ֭בִיב (saviv) 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 Job.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.11.W1.S1) and character.