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. Genesis 37:14 וַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי va.ha.shi.Ve.ni · A command to you: causing it

    And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

  2. Genesis 37:22 לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ la.ha.shi.Vo · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

  3. Genesis 37:29 וַיָּ֤שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

  4. Genesis 37:30 וַיָּ֥שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

  5. Genesis 38:22 וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.

  6. Genesis 38:29 כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב ke.me.Shiv · An -ing word: causing it

    And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.

  7. Genesis 40:13 וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖ va.ha.shi.ve.Kha · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office: and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

  8. Genesis 40:21 וַיָּ֛שֶׁב vai.Ya.shev · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

  9. Genesis 41:13 הֵשִׁ֥יב he.Shiv · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

  10. Genesis 42:24 וַיָּ֤שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

  11. Genesis 42:25 וּלְהָשִׁ֤יב u.le.ha.Shiv · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.

  12. Genesis 42:28 הוּשַׁ֣ב hu.Shav · An action: being caused, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?

  13. Genesis 42:37 אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ 'a.shi.Ve.nu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

  14. Genesis 43:2 שֻׁ֖בוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

  15. Genesis 43:10 שַׁ֖בְנוּ Shav.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

  16. Genesis 43:12 הַמּוּשָׁ֨ב ha.mu.Shav · An -ing word: being caused, it is done to the subject

    and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

  17. Genesis 43:12 תָּשִׁ֣יבוּ ta.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

  18. Genesis 43:13 שׁ֥וּבוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

  19. Genesis 43:18 הַשָּׁ֤ב ha.Shav · An -ing word: simple action

    And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

  20. Genesis 43:21 וַנָּ֥שֶׁב va.Na.shev · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by us

    and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

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