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. Psalms 104:9 יְ֝שׁוּב֗וּן ye.shu.Vun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

  2. Psalms 104:29 יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ ye.shu.Vun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

  3. Psalms 106:23 לְהָשִׁ֥יב le.ha.Shiv · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

  4. Psalms 116:7 שׁוּבִ֣י shu.Vi · A command to you: simple action

    Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

  5. Psalms 116:12 אָשִׁ֥יב 'a.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?

  6. Psalms 119:59 וָאָשִׁ֥יבָה va.'a.Shi.vah · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

  7. Psalms 119:79 יָשׁ֣וּבוּ ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies.

  8. Psalms 126:1 בְּשׁ֣וּב be.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    A Song of Ascents. When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.

  9. Psalms 126:4 שׁוּבָ֣ה shu.Vah · A command to you: simple action

    Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, As the streams in the South.

  10. Psalms 132:10 תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב ta.Shev · A mild command: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.

  11. Psalms 132:11 יָשׁ֪וּב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

  12. Psalms 146:4 יָשֻׁ֣ב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

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