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 18:12 יָשִׁ֑יב ya.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

  2. Ezekiel 18:17 הֵשִׁ֣יב he.Shiv · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

  3. Ezekiel 18:21 יָשׁוּב֙ ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  4. Ezekiel 18:23 בְּשׁוּב֥וֹ be.shu.Vo · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

  5. Ezekiel 18:24 וּבְשׁ֨וּב u.ve.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

  6. Ezekiel 18:26 בְּשׁוּב־ be.shuv- · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  7. Ezekiel 18:27 וּבְשׁ֣וּב u.ve.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  8. Ezekiel 18:28 וַיָּ֔שָׁב vai.ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  9. Ezekiel 18:30 שׁ֤וּבוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

  10. Ezekiel 18:30 וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ ve.ha.Shi.vu · A command to all of you: causing it

    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

  11. Ezekiel 18:32 וְהָשִׁ֖יבוּ ve.ha.Shi.vu · A command to all of you: causing it

    For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.

  12. Ezekiel 20:22 וַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙ va.ha.shi.Vo.ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

  13. Ezekiel 21:5 תָשׁ֖וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.

  14. Ezekiel 21:30 הָשַׁ֖ב ha.Shav · A command to you: causing it

    Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth, will I judge thee.

  15. Ezekiel 27:15 הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ he.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.

  16. Ezekiel 29:14 וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ ve.shav.Ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

  17. Ezekiel 29:14 וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י va.ha.shi.vo.Ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

  18. Ezekiel 33:9 לָשׁ֣וּב la.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul.

  19. Ezekiel 33:9 שָׁ֖ב shav · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul.

  20. Ezekiel 33:11 בְּשׁ֥וּב be.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

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