Strong’s H4036 · Hebrew

מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב
Mâgôwr miç-Çâbîyb
maw-gore' mis-saw-beeb'

Definition

Magor-mis-Sabib, a symbolic name of Pashur

Etymology

from H4032 (מָגוֹר) and H5439 (סָבִיב) with the preposition inserted; affright from around;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Magormissabib

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