שׁוּב

shuv · to return: return

Hebrew · Strong's H7725 · Verb · Sounds like: shoob · 1,057 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to return: return H7725G 628
  • to return: rescue H7725H · a Meaning of 108
  • to return: turn back H7725I · a Meaning of 92
  • to return: repent H7725O · a Meaning of 82
  • to return: again H7725J · a Meaning of 75
  • to return: pay H7725K · a Meaning of 32
  • to return: reply H7725M · a Meaning of 29
  • to return: recall H7725N · a Meaning of 7
  • to return: refuse H7725L · a Meaning of 4

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
שׁוּב 1056 vb. turn back, return
Qal 683;—turn back, return:
1. turn back
2. return, come or go back
3. esp. return unto
4.
a. of dying
b. of revival from death
5. fig. of human relations:
a. return to leader, king
b. = change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)
c. turn, i.e. resort to
d. return to a physical condition
e. abs. = change course of action
6. fig., specif. of spiritual relations:
a. turn back from God = apostatize
b. of י׳, turn away
c. turn back to God (= seek penitently)
d. abs. repent
e. turn back from evil
f. of י׳
g. of י׳, return (to shew favour)
7. of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):
8. denoting repetition, etc.
9. trans.
Pō‛l.
1. bring back
2.
a. fig. restore, refresh
b. restore, repair
3. lead away (enticingly)
4. shew turning = apostatize
Hiph. 353 cause to return, bring back
1.
a. bring back into bondage
b. put back
c. = draw back
d. = give back, restore
e. = relinguish
f. = give in payment, requital
g. bring one back (from dead)
2.
a. bring back heart
b. = refresh
3. bring back words of people
4.
a. bring back (in retribution) upon
b. pay as recompense
5. turn back, backward = repel, defeat
6.
a. turn away face
b. late, turn toward, acc. face
7. turn against
8. bring back to mind, take into consideration
9.
10. = shew a turning away from your idols (i.e. turn away)
11. reverse, revoke = repel, defeat
Hoph. my money has been returned

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Kings 12:12 שׁ֥וּבוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.

  2. 1 Kings 12:16 וַיָּשִׁ֣בוּ vai.ya.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

  3. 1 Kings 12:20 שָׁ֣ב shav · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  4. 1 Kings 12:21 לְהָשִׁיב֙ le.ha.Shiv · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

  5. 1 Kings 12:24 שׁ֚וּבוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.

  6. 1 Kings 12:24 וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.

  7. 1 Kings 12:26 תָּשׁ֥וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:

  8. 1 Kings 12:27 וְ֠שָׁב ve.sho · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

  9. 1 Kings 12:27 וְשָׁ֖בוּ ve.Sha.vu · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

  10. 1 Kings 13:4 לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ la.ha.shi.Vah · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to him.

  11. 1 Kings 13:6 וְתָשֹׁ֥ב ve.ta.Sho · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  12. 1 Kings 13:6 וַתָּ֤שָׁב va.Ta.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  13. 1 Kings 13:9 תָשׁ֔וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.

  14. 1 Kings 13:10 שָׁ֣ב shav · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.

  15. 1 Kings 13:16 לָשׁ֥וּב la.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

  16. 1 Kings 13:17 תָשׁ֣וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

  17. 1 Kings 13:18 הֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּ ha.shi.Ve.hu · A command to you: causing it

    And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

  18. 1 Kings 13:19 וַיָּ֣שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

  19. 1 Kings 13:20 הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃ he.shi.Vo · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet that brought him back;

  20. 1 Kings 13:22 וַתָּ֗שָׁב va.Ta.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by you

    but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

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