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. Numbers 32:22 תָּשֻׁ֔בוּ ta.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and the land is subdued before Jehovah; then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards Jehovah, and towards Israel; and this land shall be unto you for a possession before Jehovah.

  2. Numbers 33:7 וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ vai.Ya.shov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.

  3. Numbers 35:25 וְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּ ve.he.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by them

    and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

  4. Numbers 35:28 יָשׁוּב֙ ya.Shuv · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

  5. Numbers 35:32 לָשׁוּב֙ la.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

  6. Deuteronomy 1:22 וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ ve.ya.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

  7. Deuteronomy 1:25 וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּ vai.ya.Shi.vu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.

  8. Deuteronomy 1:45 וַתָּשֻׁ֥בוּ va.ta.Shu.vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by all of you

    And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.

  9. Deuteronomy 3:20 וְשַׁבְתֶּ֗ם ve.shav.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    until Jehovah give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they also possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth them beyond the Jordan: then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.

  10. Deuteronomy 4:30 וְשַׁבְתָּ֙ ve.shav.Ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice:

  11. Deuteronomy 4:39 וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ va.ha.she.vo.Ta · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by you

    Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.

  12. Deuteronomy 5:30 שׁ֥וּבוּ Shu.vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Go say to them, Return ye to your tents.

  13. Deuteronomy 13:17 יָשׁ֨וּב ya.Shuv · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

  14. Deuteronomy 17:16 יָשִׁ֤יב ya.Shiv · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

  15. Deuteronomy 17:16 לָשׁ֛וּב la.Shuv · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

  16. Deuteronomy 20:5 וְיָשֹׁ֣ב ve.ya.Sho · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

  17. Deuteronomy 20:6 וְיָשֹׁ֣ב ve.ya.Sho · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.

  18. Deuteronomy 20:7 וְיָשֹׁ֣ב ve.ya.Sho · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

  19. Deuteronomy 20:8 וְיָשֹׁ֣ב ve.ya.Sho · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart melt as his heart.

  20. Deuteronomy 22:1 הָשֵׁ֥ב ha.Shev · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.

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