שׁוּב

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)

Every occurrence

21. Genesis 21:32 וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

22. Genesis 22:5 וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה ve.na.Shu.vah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.

23. Genesis 22:19 וַיָּ֤שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

24. Genesis 24:5 הֶֽהָשֵׁ֤ב he.ha.Shev · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

25. Genesis 24:5 אָשִׁיב֙ 'a.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

26. Genesis 24:6 תָּשִׁ֥יב ta.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

27. Genesis 24:8 תָשֵׁ֖ב ta.Shev · A mild command: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

28. Genesis 26:18 וַיָּ֨שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

29. Genesis 27:44 תָּשׁ֖וּב ta.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

30. Genesis 27:45 שׁ֨וּב shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?

31. Genesis 28:15 וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ va.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.kha · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

32. Genesis 28:21 וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י ve.shav.Ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,

33. Genesis 29:3 וְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ ve.he.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by them

    And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in its place.

34. Genesis 30:31 אָשׁ֛וּבָה 'a.Shu.vah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

35. Genesis 31:3 שׁ֛וּב shuv · A command to you: simple action

    And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

36. Genesis 31:13 וְשׁ֖וּב ve.Shuv · A command to you: simple action

    I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.

37. Genesis 31:55 וַיָּ֥שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

38. Genesis 32:6 וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ vai.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

39. Genesis 32:9 שׁ֧וּב shuv · A command to you: simple action

    And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:

40. Genesis 33:16 וַיָּשָׁב֩ vai.ya.Shav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.