Saviv (סביב) means around in Hebrew.
It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
around
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Saviv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נמצא מכל עבר; יוצר קו התוחם את.
וַיִּסָּעוּ וַיְהִי חִתַּת אֱלֹהִים עַל־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם וְלֹא רָדְפוּ אַחֲרֵי בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Saviv is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- סָבִיב
- Written without vowel points
- סביב
- Said
- saviv
- Root
- ס־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Inflections
- סְבִיב־ או סְבִיבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 74
This is how Saviv is said in other languages.
- English
- around
- Arabic
- حول
- Russian
- вокруг
- French
- autour
- Spanish
- alrededor
- German
- um
These words mean nearly the same as Saviv.
- מקיף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Saviv.
- ביןbetween
- קרב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Saviv.
The word Saviv comes from the root ס־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Saviv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Saviv.
What does Saviv (סביב) mean in Hebrew?
Saviv (סביב) means around. It is said saviv, with the stress on viv.
What is a synonym for Saviv (סביב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Saviv (סביב) are מקיף.
What is the opposite of Saviv (סביב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Saviv (סביב) are בין and קרב.
What rhymes with Saviv (סביב)?
Words that rhyme with Saviv (סביב) include סיב, מרכיב, יריב, נתיב, יציב, and ניב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סביב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.