What does מָגוֹר · סָבִיב mean in the Bible?
מָגוֹר · סָבִיב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "terror surrounding on every side".
Hebrew · H4032, H5439
מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב
A fright (objective or subjective) · (as noun) a circle , neighbour , or environs ; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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מָגוֹר H4032 a fright (objective or subjective)
Pronunciation māgwōr
Terror as both the frightening thing itself and the inner fear it produces—ambiguous objective/subjective boundary
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סָבִיב H5439 (as noun) a circle , neighbour , or environs ; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
Pronunciation ‘ên yhwh
Spatial encirclement used both literally (surrounding area) and figuratively (enemies, divine protection encompassing people)
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What does מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב (magor missaviv) mean in the Bible?
מָגוֹר · סָבִיב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "terror surrounding on every side".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4032, H5439?
H4032, H5439 is connected to 345 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. terror surrounding on every side
Strong's H4032, H5439
Lexical occurrences 345 verses Source Gloss
terror surrounding on every side
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain