הִקִּיף
Meanings
Hif'il verb
1. to surround
2. to comprise, to include
Pronunciation
hikíf
Examples20
הֶהָרִים הקיפו אֵת הָעִיר מִכֹּל צְדָדֶיהָ.
The mountains were all around the city.
יַמִּים מַקִּיפִים אֵת יַפָּן.
Japan is surrounded by the ocean.
הֶאֱמַנּוּ שֶׁהָאָרֶץ מַקִּיפָה אֵת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ.
We believed that the earth moves round the sun.
חָשַׁבְנוּ שֶׁהָאָרֶץ מַקִּיפָה אֵת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ.
We believed that the earth moves round the sun.
הָאָרֶץ מַקִּיפָה אֵת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ פַּעַם בשָׁנָה.
The earth orbits the sun once a year.
הֵם הקיפו אֵת תּוֹם.
They surrounded Tom.