HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8622
תְּקוּפָה
te.qu.phah — circuit
1) coming round, circuit of time or space, a turning, circuit 1a) at the circuit (as adverb)
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Circuit
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5439
סָבִיב
sa.viv — around
: around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side
207 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5437
סָבַב
sa.vav — to turn: turn
: turn/bring_around 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round 1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be turned 1f2) to be surrounded
141 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2811
חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ
cha.shav.yah — Hashabiah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.45; son of: Amaziah (H0558I); father of: Malluch (H4409) § Hashabiah = "Jehovah has considered" 1) a Merarite Levite 2) the 4th of the 6 sons of Jeduthun who had charge of the 12th course 3) one of the descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath 4) the son of Kemuel, who was prince of the tribe of Levi in the time of David 5) a Levite, one of the chiefs of his tribe who officiated for Josiah at his great passover feast 6) a Merarite Levite, one of the chief priests who accompanied Ezra from Babylon; ruler of half the circuit of Keilah and one who repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. He sealed the covenant of reformation after the return from captivity 7) a Levite, son of Bunni in the time of Nehemiah 8) a Levite, son of Mattaniah in the time of Nehemiah 9) a priest of the family of Hilkiah in the days of Joiakim, son of Jeshua
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6418
פֶּ֫לֶךְ
pe.lekh — district
1) whirl of spindle, stick, district 1a) whirl of spindle, stick 1b) district, circuit
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1551
גָּלִיל
ga.lil — Galilee
§ Galilee = "circuit, district" a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1552
גְלִילָה
ge.li.lah — border
1) circuit, boundary, territory Galilee = "circuit, district" 2) a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2329
חוּג
chug — circle
1) circle, circuit, compass 2) (BDB) vault (of the heavens)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1553
גְּלִילוֹת
ge.li.lot — Geliloth
Geliloth = "circuits" a place on Judah and Benjamin's border Another name of gil.gal (גִּלְגָּל "Gilgal" H1537G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8719
περιβολή
peribolē — a wrap-around
1. anything which is thrown round, a covering , (Plato Philosophus); χειρῶν περιβολαί embraces , (Euripides); so περιβολαί alone, (Xenophon Historicus); περιβολαὶ χθονός, i. e. the grave, (Euripides); π. [ ξίφεος] a scabbard, (Euripides): absolute of walls round a town, ἑπτάπυργοι π. (Euripides) 2. a space enclosed, compass , οἰκίης μεγάλης περιβολή a house of large compass , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. a circumference, circuit , (Thucydides); π. ποιεῖσθαι to make a circuit , (Xenophon Historicus) 4. metaphorically, 5. a compassing, endeavouring after , τῆς ἀρχῆς, Lat. affectatio imperii, (Xenophon Historicus) 6. ἡ π. τοῦ λόγου the whole compass of the matter, long and short of it, (Isocrates Orator) (ML)
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περίβολος
peribolos — an enclosure
1. going round, compassing, encircling , (Euripides) 2. as Substantive, περίβολος = περιβολή, ἐχίδνης περίβολοι the spires or coils of a serpent, (Euripides); in plural walls round a town , (Herdotus Historicus); so in singular, (Thucydides) 3. an enclosure, circuit, compass , π. νεωρίων (Euripides); of a temple, the precincts , (Plutarch) (ML)
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περίοδος
periodos — a circuit
1. a going round, a flank march , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. a way round, the circumference, circuit, compass , τοῦ τείχεος, τῆς λίμνης (Herdotus Historicus); absolute, τὴν π. in circumference , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. γῆς π. a chart or map of the earth (compare πίναξ); (Herdotus Historicus) 4. a going round in a circle, circuit , (Plutarch) 5. of Time, a cycle or period of time , (Pindar), etc. 6. a prescribed course of life, system , (Plato Philosophus) 7. a fit of intermittent fever, (Demosthenes Orator) 8. = περιφορά, a course at dinner , (Xenophon Historicus); π. λόγων table-talk , (Xenophon Historicus) 9. the orbit of a heavenly body , (Xenophon Historicus) 10. a well-rounded sentence, period , (Aristotle Philosopher) (ML)
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περιφορά
periphora — deviation
1. meats carried round , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. a going round, rotatory motion, circuit, revolution , (Aristophanes Comicus), etc. 3. the revolving vault of heaven, (Plato Philosophus) 4. metaphorically, ἐν ταῖς περιφοραῖς in society , (Plutarch) (ML)
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The apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Ps. 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Eccl. 1:6). In Job 22:14, “in the circuit of heaven” (R.V. marg., “on the vault of heaven”) means the “arch of heaven,” which seems to be bent over our heads.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.