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. Lamentations 1:8 וַתָּ֥שָׁב va.Ta.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing; All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

  2. Lamentations 1:11 לְהָשִׁ֣יב le.ha.Shiv · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: See, O Jehovah, and behold; for I am become abject.

  3. Lamentations 1:13 הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי he.shi.Va.ni · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

  4. Lamentations 1:16 מֵשִׁ֣יב me.Shiv · An -ing word: causing it

    For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.

  5. Lamentations 1:19 וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ ve.ya.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

  6. Lamentations 2:3 הֵשִׁ֥יב he.Shiv · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

  7. Lamentations 2:8 הֵשִׁ֥יב he.Shiv · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

  8. Lamentations 2:14 לְהָשִׁ֣יב le.ha.Shiv · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment.

  9. Lamentations 3:3 יָשֻׁ֛ב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.

  10. Lamentations 3:21 אָשִׁ֥יב 'a.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.

  11. Lamentations 3:40 וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה ve.na.Shu.vah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.

  12. Lamentations 3:64 תָּשִׁ֨יב ta.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.

  13. Lamentations 5:21 הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ ha.shi.Ve.nu · A command to you: causing it

    Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.

  14. Lamentations 5:21 וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה ve.na.shuv · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.

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