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. Exodus 14:26 וְיָשֻׁ֤בוּ ve.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

  2. Exodus 14:27 וַיָּ֨שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

  3. Exodus 14:28 וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.

  4. Exodus 15:19 וַיָּ֧שֶׁב vai.Ya.shev · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.

  5. Exodus 19:8 וַיָּ֧שֶׁב vai.Ya.shev · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.

  6. Exodus 21:34 יָשִׁ֣יב ya.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead beast shall be his.

  7. Exodus 22:26 תְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ te.shi.Ve.nu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:

  8. Exodus 23:4 הָשֵׁ֥ב ha.Shev · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

  9. Exodus 23:4 תְּשִׁיבֶ֖נּוּ te.shi.Ve.nu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

  10. Exodus 24:14 נָשׁ֖וּב na.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.

  11. Exodus 32:12 שׁ֚וּב Shuv · A command to you: simple action

    Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

  12. Exodus 32:27 וָשׁ֜וּבוּ va.Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.

  13. Exodus 32:31 וַיָּ֧שָׁב vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  14. Exodus 33:11 וְשָׁב֙ ve.Shav · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.

  15. Exodus 34:31 וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses spake to them.

  16. Exodus 34:35 וְהֵשִׁ֨יב ve.he.Shiv · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone; and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

  17. Leviticus 6:4 וְהֵשִׁ֨יב ve.he.Shiv · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found,

  18. Leviticus 13:16 יָשׁ֛וּב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest;

  19. Leviticus 14:39 וְשָׁ֥ב ve.Shav · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

  20. Leviticus 14:43 יָשׁ֤וּב ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;

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