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. Job 1:21 אָשׁ֣וּב 'a.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

  2. Job 6:29 שֻֽׁבוּ־ shu.vu- · A command to all of you: simple action

    Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

  3. Job 6:29 וְשׁ֥וּבוּ ve.shu.vi · A command to all of you: simple action

    Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

  4. Job 7:7 תָשׁ֥וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.

  5. Job 7:10 יָשׁ֣וּב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.

  6. Job 9:12 יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ ye.shi.Ve.nu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

  7. Job 9:13 יָשִׁ֣יב ya.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

  8. Job 9:18 הָשֵׁ֣ב ha.Shev · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

  9. Job 10:9 תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃ te.shi.Ve.ni · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again?

  10. Job 10:16 וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב ve.ta.Sho · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

  11. Job 10:21 אָשׁ֑וּב 'a.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

  12. Job 11:10 יְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ ye.shi.Ve.nu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

  13. Job 13:22 וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃ va.ha.shi.Ve.ni · A command to you: causing it

    Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.

  14. Job 14:13 שׁ֣וּב shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

  15. Job 15:13 תָשִׁ֣יב ta.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?

  16. Job 15:22 שׁ֭וּב Suv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.

  17. Job 16:22 אָשׁ֣וּב 'a.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

  18. Job 17:10 תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ Ta.shu.vu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.

  19. Job 20:2 יְשִׁיב֑וּנִי ye.shi.Vu.ni · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me.

  20. Job 20:10 תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה ta.She.ve.nah · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.

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