International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ABOUTa-bout': The use of this word as a preposition, in the sense of "around," is confined to the Old Testament. In the New Testament, generally an adverb, for Greek hos or "hosei." The Revised Version (British and American) adopts it in several idiomatic translations of mello, referring to what is about to be, i.e. on the point of occurring, or immediately impending, amending the King James Version, in Acts 5:35; Acts 27:2 Revelation 12:4, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
prep.) Around; all round; on every side of.
2. (prep.) In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
3. (prep.) Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
4. (prep.) Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.
5. (prep.) In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
6. (prep.) On the point or verge of; going; in act of.
7. (prep.) Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.
8. (adv.) On all sides; around.
9. (adv.) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
10. (adv.) Here and there; around; in one place and another.
11. (adv.) Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.
12. (adv.) To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
Strong's Hebrew
5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround... sabab. 5438 >>. to turn
about, go around, surround. Transliteration: sabab Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-bab') Short Definition: surrounded. Word Origin a prim.
... /hebrew/5437.htm - 7k 5439. sabib -- circuit, round about
... << 5438, 5439. sabib or sebibah. 5440 >>. circuit, round about. Transliteration:
sabib or sebibah Phonetic Spelling: (saw-beeb') Short Definition: around. ...
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5503. sachar -- to go around or about, travel about
... sachar. 5504 >>. to go around or about, travel about. Transliteration: sachar Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-khar') Short Definition: merchants. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7751a. shut -- to go or rove about
... << 7751, 7751a. shut. 7751b >>. to go or rove about. Transliteration: shut
Short Definition: about. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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1157. baad -- away from, behind, about, on behalf of
... << 1156, 1157. baad. 1158 >>. away from, behind, about, on behalf of. Transliteration:
baad Phonetic Spelling: (beh-ad') Short Definition: through. ...
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5473. sug -- to fence about
... << 5472, 5473. sug. 5474 >>. to fence about. Transliteration: sug Phonetic Spelling:
(soog) Short Definition: fence. Word Origin a prim. ... set about. ...
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6335a. push -- probably to spring about
... probably to spring about. Transliteration: push Short Definition: about. ... root Definition
probably to spring about NASB Word Usage galloping (1), skip about (2). ...
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7540. raqad -- to skip about
... << 7539, 7540. raqad. 7541 >>. to skip about. Transliteration: raqad Phonetic
Spelling: (raw-kad') Short Definition: skip. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5823. azaq -- to dig about
... to dig about. Transliteration: azaq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-zak') Short Definition:
around. ... root Definition to dig about NASB Word Usage dug it all around (1). ...
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7751. shuwt -- to go or rove about
... to go or rove about. Transliteration: shuwt Phonetic Spelling: (shoot) Short Definition:
about. go about, through, to and fro, mariner, rower, run to and fro ...
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