שׁוּב

shuv · to return: return

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

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. Ezekiel 1:14 וָשׁ֑וֹב va.Shov · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

  2. Ezekiel 3:19 שָׁב֙ shav · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

  3. Ezekiel 3:20 וּבְשׁ֨וּב u.ve.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

  4. Ezekiel 7:13 יָשׁ֔וּב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

  5. Ezekiel 7:13 יָשׁ֔וּב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

  6. Ezekiel 8:6 תָּשׁ֣וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But thou shalt again see yet other great abominations.

  7. Ezekiel 8:13 תָּשׁ֥וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    He said also unto me, Thou shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do.

  8. Ezekiel 8:15 תָּשׁ֥וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.

  9. Ezekiel 8:17 וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ vai.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

  10. Ezekiel 9:11 מֵשִׁ֥יב me.Shiv · An -ing word: causing it

    And behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

  11. Ezekiel 13:22 שׁ֛וּב shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Because with lies ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive;

  12. Ezekiel 14:6 שׁ֣וּבוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Return ye, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

  13. Ezekiel 14:6 וְהָשִׁ֔יבוּ ve.ha.Shi.vu · A command to all of you: causing it

    Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Return ye, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

  14. Ezekiel 14:6 הָשִׁ֥יבוּ ha.Shi.vu · A command to all of you: causing it

    Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Return ye, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

  15. Ezekiel 16:53 וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ ve.shav.Ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;

  16. Ezekiel 16:55 תָּשֹׁ֣בְןָ ta.Shoe.na · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; and thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

  17. Ezekiel 16:55 תָּשֹׁ֖בְןָ ta.Shoe.na · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; and thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

  18. Ezekiel 16:55 תְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָה te.shu.Vei.nah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; and thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

  19. Ezekiel 18:7 יָשִׁ֔יב ya.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

  20. Ezekiel 18:8 יָשִׁ֣יב ya.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

Greek and Hebrew data: STEPBible.org (Tyndale House Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0. All sources and licences