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Lexicon :: Strong's H7725 - šûḇ

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שׁוּב
Transliteration
šûḇ
Pronunciation
shoob
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2340

Strong’s Definitions

שׁוּב shûwb, shoob; 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)) × again, (cause to) answer ( again), × in any case (wise), × at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, × certainly, come again (back), × consider, continually, convert, deliver (again), deny, draw back, fetch home again, × fro, get (oneself) (back) again, × give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, × needs, be past, × 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, say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, × surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,066x

The KJV translates Strong's H7725 in the following manner: return (391x), ...again (248x), turn (123x), ...back (65x), ...away (56x), restore (39x), bring (34x), render (19x), answer (18x), recompense (8x), recover (6x), deliver (5x), put (5x), withdraw (5x), requite (4x), miscellaneous (40x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,066x
The KJV translates Strong's H7725 in the following manner: return (391x), ...again (248x), turn (123x), ...back (65x), ...away (56x), restore (39x), bring (34x), render (19x), answer (18x), recompense (8x), recover (6x), deliver (5x), put (5x), withdraw (5x), requite (4x), miscellaneous (40x).
  1. to return, turn back

    1. (Qal)

      1. to turn back, return

        1. to turn back

        2. to return, come or go back

        3. to return unto, go back, come back

        4. of dying

        5. of human relations (fig)

        6. of spiritual relations (fig)

          1. to turn back (from God), apostatise

          2. to turn away (of God)

          3. to turn back (to God), repent

          4. turn back (from evil)

        7. of inanimate things

        8. in repetition

    2. (Polel)

      1. to bring back

      2. to restore, refresh, repair (fig)

      3. to lead away (enticingly)

      4. to show turning, apostatise

    3. (Pual) restored (participle)

    4. (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back

      1. to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment

      2. to bring back, refresh, restore

      3. to bring back, report to, answer

      4. to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)

      5. to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse

      6. to turn away (face), turn toward

      7. to turn against

      8. to bring back to mind

      9. to show a turning away

      10. to reverse, revoke

    5. (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back

    6. (Pulal) brought back

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׁוּב shûwb, shoob; 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)) × again, (cause to) answer ( again), × in any case (wise), × at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, × certainly, come again (back), × consider, continually, convert, deliver (again), deny, draw back, fetch home again, × fro, get (oneself) (back) again, × give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, × needs, be past, × 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, say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, × surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
STRONGS H7725: Abbreviations
שׁוּב 1056 verb turn back, return (Late Hebrew id.; Hiph. in MI8f. 12; Sabean תֿיב, התֿב, especially requite OsZMG xix (1865), 198 SabDenkmNo. 20, l. 1 HomChrest. 122 CISiv. 81, i. 9, etc.; Arabic bdb099604 return, so Aramaic תּוּב, bdb099605); —
Qal685 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שָׁב Genesis 18:33 +, 3rd person feminine singular שָׁ֫בָה Ruth 1:15 +, וְשָׁבַת consecutive † Ezekiel 46:17 (Ges§ 72 o, but Co Toy Krae וְשֶׁבָה), 2nd person masculine singular שַׁבְתָּ Psalm 85:2 [Psalm 85:1], etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָשׁוּב Hosea 11:5 + often, יָשֻׁב Psalm 146:4; Lamentations 3:3, jussive יָשֹׁב Judges 7:3 +, וַיָּ֫שָׁב Genesis 26:18 +; 3rd person feminine plural תָּשֹׁבְןָ Ezekiel 16:55 (twice in verse), תְּשֻׁבֶינָה Ezekiel 16:55, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שׁוּב Genesis 31:3 +, שֻׁב Exodus 4:19; 1 Kings 18:43, שׁוּ֫בָה Hosea 14:2 +, feminine plural שֹׁבְנָה Ruth 1:8, 11, Ruth 1:12, etc.; Infinitive absolute שׁוֺב Genesis 8:3 +, construct שׁוּב Exodus 4:21 +, שֹׁב Joshua 2:16 (Ges§ 72 q), etc.; Participle שָׁב Genesis 43:18 +, feminine singular שָׁבָ֫ה Ruth 1:22 +, etc.; passive construct שׁוּבֵי Micah 2:8; — turn back, return:
1. turn back, with מִן local Judges 3:19; Judges 8:13, compare Judges 7:3, with מֵאַחֲרֵי person, i.e. from following 2 Samuel 11:15; 1 Kings 19:21; Ruth 1:16, from pursuing 2 Samuel 2:26, 2 Samuel 2:30; 1 Kings 22:33 2 Chronicles 18:32; with מִן of pursuit 1 Samuel 17:53; 1 Samuel 23:28, compare 2 Chronicles 11:4; with אַחֲרֵי person, i.e. so as to follow 1 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 23:10; turn back in fear, מִן of thing Job 39:22 (of horse), כֹל מִפְּנֵי Proverbs 30:30 (of lion), so absolute (of foes) Psalm 6:11 [Psalm 6:10]; Psalm 56:10[Psalm 56:9]; Psalm 70:4 [Psalm 70:3], in shame Lamentations 1:8; turn back and do so and so: Genesis 14:7; Exodus 14:2, compare Numbers 33:7 (עַל location, both P), Joshua 8:21 (E), Joshua 11:10 (J), 1 Chronicles 21:20, followed by infinitive 2 Chronicles 20:27; absolute turn back (face about) Songs 7:1 [Songs 6:13] (4 times in verse) (+ verb); = be repulsed, defeated Psalm 9:4 [Psalm 9:3]; Psalm 74:21; figurative turn back, namely, from a promise or a vow Judges 11:35; with מִן of service Numbers 8:25 (P), i.e. be exempt.
2. return, come or go back, with מֵעַל person 1 Samuel 17:15 (opposed to הלד), 2 Samuel 10:14; 2 Kings 18:14, מִן person Joshua 10:31 (+ בְּשָׁלוֺם), מִן local, especially from foreign land 2 Kings 8:3; 2 Chronicles 10:2; Ruth 1:6, Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:6; Ruth 4:3; Jeremiah 31:16; Jeremiah 40:12; Jeremiah 43:5; Jeremiah 44:28; Ezra 6:21; Nehemiah 8:17, מֵהַכּוֺת Genesis 14:17 (J E ?), 1 Samuel 17:57; 1 Samuel 18:6; 2 Samuel 1:1; 2 Samuel 8:13, מֵאַחֲרֵי i.e. from pursuing 1 Samuel 24:2 [1 Samuel 24:1] (Gi 1 Samuel 23:1); figurative, מִנִּי חשֶׁךְ לֹא שׁ׳ Job 15:22 (see חשֶׁךְ 3a); עִבְרוּ זָשׁוּבוּ מִשַּׁעַר לָשַׁעַר Exodus 32:27 (J), i.e. go back and forth from gate to gate, compare (absolute) participle as substantive עֹבֵר וָשָׁב Zechariah 7:14; Zechariah 9:8 and (= all persons) Ezekiel 35:7; also וַיֵּצֵא יָצוֺא וָשׁוֺב Genesis 8:7 (J), רָצוֺא וָשׁוֺב Ezekiel 1:14 (strike out Hi Co Toy and others; yet see Krae); Genesis 8:3 (J) see הלד 4c (4).
3. especially return unto:
a. go back, אֶל person Numbers 23:5, Numbers 23:16 (JE), 2 Kings 1:6 (|| הָלַךְ, as often), Exodus 5:22 (J; אֶליֿ׳), Exodus 32:31 (E; id.), Numbers 17:15 [Numbers 16:50] (P), 2 Samuel 20:22 (+ accusative of location), Jeremiah 46:16 (both + אֶל location), + 17 times; אֶל location also Genesis 21:32; Genesis 28:21 (both E), 2 Samuel 11:4; Hosea 5:15 (of י׳), 2 Chronicles 19:1 (+ בְּשָׁלוֺם, + ל person), Esther 2:14 (opposed to בּוֺא), Esther 7:8 (+ מִן local), + 27 times; of a dog עַלקֵֿאוֺ שׁ׳ Proverbs 26:11; ל location Genesis 18:33 (J), 1 Samuel 26:25; 1 Samuel 29:4; 1 Kings 19:15 (+ ה - location), Genesis 33:16 (J; לְדַרְכּוֺ, + id.), Psalm 7:8 [Psalm 7:7] (of י׳), + 25 times; ל person † Ruth 1:10 (לְעַמֵךְ); הGenesis 44:13 (J), Exodus 4:20, Exodus 4:21 (R), Exodus 13:17 (E), + 5 times; שָׁם (= שָׁ֫מָּה) Jeremiah 22:27; accusative of location also Hosea 8:13; Hosea 9:3; 1 Samuel 18:2; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 15:27 (+ בְּשָׁלוֺם), 2 Kings 2:25 (+ מִן local), + 15 times; accusative דֶּרֶךָ Ezekiel 46:9; accusative of person † Numbers 10:36; אַחֲרֵי person Ruth 1:15; absolute 2 Samuel 3:16; 2 Samuel 19:16 [2 Samuel 19:15] (+ בּוֺא), 1 Kings 18:43; Jeremiah 40:5 (< strike out Greek Version of the LXX Gie Du), Ezekiel 7:13b (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co Krae and others) +; followed by verb, go back and do so and so, Genesis 43:2; 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 29:7 (שׁוּב וְלֵךְ בְּשָׁלוֺם), 1 Kings 13:22; 2 Chronicles 18:16 (+ בְּשָׁלוֺם) +, (Jeremiah 42:10 read יָשׁוֺב old versions and modern); followed by infinitive purpose Judges 14:8; 2 Samuel 6:20 + 10 times
b. come back, אֶל person Genesis 8:9 (J; + אֶל location), Exodus 24:14 (J), 1 Samuel 23:23 + 2 Samuel 17:3 (Greek Version of the LXX Ew Th We Dr HPS Bu), 1 Kings 12:15 (opposed to הָלַךְ) + 9 times + (in hostility) Judges 20:48; אֶל location also Zechariah 8:3 (subject י׳); Joshua 22:32 (P) has מֵאֵת person + מִן local + אֶל location + אֶל person; אֶל of thing Ezekiel 7:13; עַל person † Nehemiah 4:6 [Nehemiah 4:12]; Micah 5:2[Micah 5:3] (be reunited to); עַל location † 1 Kings 17:21, 1 Kings 17:22; ל location Joshua 1:15 (R), Zechariah 1:16 (subject י׳), 2 Chronicles 30:9 + (from exile) + 5 times; ל animal., Job 39:4; הGenesis 15:16 (E), Genesis 50:14 (J); accusative of location † 2 Chronicles 19:8; שָׁם Jeremiah 20:11 [Jeremiah 22:11] (opposed to יָצָא), שָׁ֫מָּה Jeremiah 22:27, הֵ֫נָּה Jeremiah 31:8; absolute Genesis 43:10 (J), 2 Samuel 10:5; 2 Kings 1:5; Isaiah 21:12 (|| אָתָה), Job 39:12 (Kt, so Bu Du; of wild ox), + often; + בְּשָׁלוֺם Judges 8:9; 1 Kings 22:28 (שׁוֺב תָּשׁוּב) = 2 Chronicles 18:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26; + verb, come back and do so and so, † Deuteronomy 1:45; Deuteronomy 30:8; Jeremiah 37:8; 1 Kings 19:7; 1 Kings 20:5; 2 Kings 9:36; Psalm 60:2 [Psalm 60:1] (title), compare Zechariah 4:1; Daniel 11:10, לָשֶׁבֶת שׁ׳ Numbers 35:32 (P), לָלֶכֶת שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 5:14 [Ecclesiastes 5:15].
†4.
a. of dying, אֶלֿ(הֶ)עָפָר שׁ׳ Genesis 3:19 (twice in verse) (J), Psalm 104:29; Ecclesiastes 3:20, עַלעָֿפָר Job 34:15; לְאַדְמָתוֺ שׁ׳ Psalm 146:4, compare אָשׁוּב שָׁ֫מָּה (i.e. בֶּטֶן אִמּוֺ) Job 1:21 (see Di Bu, also Ecclesiastes 5:14 [Ecclesiastes 5:15]); לִשְׁא֑וֺלָה שׁ׳ Psalm 9:18 [Psalm 9:17]; so probably absolute Psalm 90:3 (> come back to life); of (human) dust, עַלהָֿאָרֶץ שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 12:7; breath, אֶלהָֿאֱלֹהַים שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 12:7.
b. of revival from death, לְבֵיתוֺ שׁ׳ Job 7:10, absolute Job 10:21 (opposed to הָלַךְ), Job 16:22 (id.), Proverbs 2:19; also with אֶל person 2 Samuel 12:13.
†5. figurative of human relations:
a. return to leader, king, אֶל person, Judges 11:8; 1 Kings 12:27 (twice in verse); to divorced wife Jeremiah 3:1 (opposed to הלד).
b. = change so as to approach (in purpose, desire), אֶלֿ person Jeremiah 15:19 (twice in verse).
c. turn, i.e. resort to, ל person Psalm 119:79.
d. return to a physical condition Job 33:25 (ל of thing); to a state or course of life, ל of thing Isaiah 23:17; Ezekiel 16:55 (3 times in verse); Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 85:9[Psalm 85:8] עַל of thing Jeremiah 11:10, הֲלוֺם Psalm 73:10 (but corrupt); ב Jeremiah 8:6 (Du reads שָׁט for שָׁב).
e. absolute = change course of action; from good to bad, וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּמְרָראבּוֺ 2 Kings 24:1; Jeremiah 34:11, Jeremiah 34:16; bad to good Jeremiah 34:15; so שׁ׳ alone Job 6:29 (twice in verse) (probably; read וְשׁוּבוּ, so Di Da Bu and others; other interpretations De Du and others).
f. passive participle = averse, שׁוּבֵי מִלְחָמָה Micah 2:8 (> We Now שְׁבִי spoil of war).
6. figurative, specifically of spiritual relations:
a. turn back from God, = apostatize, מֵאַחֲרֵי י׳ Numbers 14:43 (J), 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Kings 9:6 (שׁוֺב תְּשֻׁב֫וּן), Jeremiah 3:19; Numbers 32:15; Joshua 22:16, Joshua 22:18, Joshua 22:23, Joshua 22:29 (all P); absolute (usually + verb) Judges 2:19; Judges 8:33; Joshua 23:12 (RD), Jeremiah 8:4; Psalm 78:41; 2 Chronicles 7:19.
b. of י׳, turn away, מֵאַחֲרֵי person Deuteronomy 23:15 [Deuteronomy 23:14].
c. turn back to God (= seek penitently), אֶליֿ׳ Hosea 6:1; Hosea 7:10; Hosea 14:3 [Hosea 14:2]; Jeremiah 3:7; 1 Kings 8:33, 1 Kings 8:48 (בְּכָלֿ לֵבָב), + 18 times; אֶלאֱֿלֹהִיםHosea 5:4; Psalm 51:15 [Psalm 51:13], compare Isaiah 10:21; עַליֿ׳2 Chronicles 15:4; 2 Chronicles 30:9; עַדיֿ׳ Amos 4:6, Amos 4:8, Amos 4:9, Amos 4:10, Amos 4:11; Hosea 14:2; Isaiah 9:12 + 5 times; עַדשַֿׁדַּיJob 22:23; לי׳ Isaiah 31:6, נַפְשִׁי שׁ׳ לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכְי Psalm 116:7; compare לַבַּעַל Hosea 7:16 (for לֹא עָל, Now, compare Marti); לְתוֺכַחְתִּי Proverbs 1:23 (probably strike out, see Toy).
d. absolute repent, Hosea 3:15 [Hosea 3:5] ; Hosea 11:5; Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 10:22; Jeremiah 3:7, Jeremiah 3:12, Jeremiah 3:14, Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 4:1; Jeremiah 5:3 + 14 times, + participle as substantive Isaiah 1:27.
e. turn back from evil, with מִן (especially Jeremiah, Ezekiel) 1 Kings 8:35; 1 Kings 13:33; Jeremiah 15:7; Jeremiah 18:8 + 8 times Jeremiah; Ezekiel 3:19; Ezekiel 13:22 + 12 times Ezekiel,+ 9 times; compare שָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע Isaiah 59:20; שׁוּבוּ וְהָשִׁיבוּ מִן Ezekiel 18:30, so with מֵעַל Ezekiel 14:6; from good, with מִן, † Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 18:26; Ezekiel 33:18.
f. of י׳, אַפּוֹ מֵחֲרוֺן שׁ׳ Exodus 32:12 (JE), Deuteronomy 13:18 [Deuteronomy 13:17]; Joshua 7:26 (J), 2 Kings 23:26; Jonah 3:9; מִמֶּנּוּ אַףיֿ׳ שׁ׳ Hosea 14:5 [Hosea 14:4]; Jeremiah 2:35; Jeremiah 4:8; Numbers 25:4 (P), 2 Chronicles 12:12; 2 Chronicles 29:10; 2 Chronicles 30:8, so (man's anger) Genesis 27:45 (J) and (absolute) Genesis 27:44 (E); absolute of אַףיֿ׳ Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 9:11 [Isaiah 9:12]; Isaiah 9:16 [Isaiah 9:17]; Isaiah 9:20 [Isaiah 9:21]; Isaiah 10:4; Isaiah 12:1; Jeremiah 23:20 (opposed to יָצָא Jeremiah 23:19), Jeremiah 30:24; Job 14:13; Daniel 9:16.
g. of י׳, return (to shew favour), אֶל person † Genesis 18:10 (+ infinitive absolute), Genesis 18:14; Zechariah 1:3; Malachi 3:7; 2 Chronicles 30:6, absolute Isaiah 63:17; Psalm 80:15 (|| הִבִּיט, פָּקַד), Psalm 90:13, + verb Jeremiah 12:15; Psalm 6:5 [Psalm 6:4]; Joel 2:14; Jonah 3:9; also in hostility, + verb Joshua 24:20 (E), with infinitive purpose Hosea 11:9.
h. of י׳, turn back from (מִן) judgment Jeremiah 4:28, אֱמֶת Psalm 132:11; מֵאַחֲרֵי person, i.e. cease to bless, Jeremiah 32:40.
7. of inanimate things (sometimes personified, or treated as things of life):
a. as perceptibly moving, water Genesis 8:3 (J; מֵעַל location), Joshua 4:18 (J; ל location), Exodus 14:26 (P; עַל person), Exodus 14:28 (P; + verb), Psalm 104:9 (ל infinitive), sea Exodus 14:27 (J; לְאֵיתָנוֺ); wind Psalm 78:39 (opposed to הלד), Ecclesiastes 1:6 (עַל location); shadow 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 (+ אֲחֹרַנִּית), || Isaiah 38:8 (sun on dial), of breath (= revive) Judges 15:19; 1 Samuel 30:12 (אֶל person); clouds Ecclesiastes 12:2 (מִן temporal); rain and snow Isaiah 55:10 (ה locative); rolling stone Proverbs 26:27; sword 2 Samuel 1:22 (מִן of thing), Ezekiel 21:10 [Ezekiel 21:5], arrow Jeremiah 50:9; of plague-spot = re-appear, Leviticus 14:43 (P).
b. = be brought back, Genesis 43:18 (J), 1 Samuel 5:11 (ל location), hence be restored, ל person Ezekiel 46:17, so of kingdom 1 Kings 12:26, city 1 Samuel 7:14 (Ezekiel 35:9 see ישׁב 4), field Leviticus 27:24 (P); of animal Deuteronomy 28:31.
c. = be turned into, ל of thing, Isaiah 29:17; = be turned back into, עַד thing, Micah 1:7.
d. return, figurative of word,
(1) Isaiah 45:23, with אֶל person Isaiah 55:11 (both opposed to יָצָא);
(2) Psalm 35:13 my prayer turned upon (עַל) my bosom (was uttered with bowed head, De Bae Du).
e. turn away, depart, of infamy Proverbs 25:10.
f. return (in recompense), of crime, evil, etc., with בְּראֹשׁ 1 Kings 2:33; Obadiah 15; Psalm 7:17 [Psalm 7:16], עַלרֿאֹשׁ Esther 9:25, ל person Psalm 54:7 [Psalm 54:5] (Kt; > Qr Hiph.), Proverbs 12:14.
g. Psalm 94:15 judgement (-giving) shall return to (עַד) righteousness (be in accord therewith).
h. of boundary, = change (sometimes reverse) direction (P), הJoshua 19:12 (+ מִן local), Joshua 19:34 (+ accusative of location), accusative of location also Joshua 19:27; Joshua 19:29 (+ עַד location), Joshua 19:29.
i. be restored to healthy condition, of withered hand 1 Kings 13:6 (twice in verse) (אֶל person), leprous hand Exodus 4:7 (J; with כ compare), flesh 2 Kings 5:10 (ל person), 2 Kings 5:14; Leviticus 13:16 (|| לְלָבָן נֶהְפַּךְ).
†8. denoting repetition, etc. (Ges§ 120 d g): + verb, return (and) do = do again, Genesis 26:18; Genesis 30:31; Numbers 11:4 (all J), Judges 19:7; 1 Samuel 3:5, 1 Samuel 3:6; 1 Kings 13:33; 1 Kings 19:6; 2 Kings 1:11, 2 Kings 1:13; 2 Kings 19:9; 2 Kings 21:3 2 Chronicles 33:3; Jeremiah 18:4; Jeremiah 36:28; Zechariah 5:1; Zechariah 6:1; Malachi 1:4; Job 10:16; Job 17:10; Psalm 7:13 [Psalm 7:12]; Daniel 9:25, perhaps also 2 Chronicles 19:4; compare Isaiah 6:13 = it, in turn, shall be destroyed (destruction shall be repeated in its case), Lamentations 3:3 apparently = do repeatedly; שׁ׳ + Infinitive absolute Ecclesiastes 4:1, Ecclesiastes 4:7; Ecclesiastes 9:11; in comparative עוֺד תָּשׁוּב תִּרְאֶה Ezekiel 8:6 thou shalt see yet greater abominations, so Ezekiel 8:13 and (מִן compare) Ezekiel 8:15; שׁ׳ + Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 24:4; Deuteronomy 30:9; Joshua 5:2 (RD), Jeremiah 36:28; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezra 9:14; Nehemiah 9:28; Job 7:7; Ecclesiastes 1:7; = reverse one's action, + verb Joshua 2:23 (E), Hosea 2:11 [Hosea 2:9]; 2 Kings 13:25; Deuteronomy 30:3; Micah 7:19; Zechariah 8:15; Psalm 71:20 (twice in verse); Psalm 85:7 [Psalm 85:6]; = restore to original condition by doing, + verb Deuteronomy 23:14.
9. transitive, peculiarly, in phrase שׁ׳ שְׁבוּת restore captivity of, etc., approximately + 21 times (see שְׁבוּת below שָׁבָה); צִיּוֺן י׳ שׁ׳ Isaiah 52:8, שׁ׳ with suffix person Psalm 85:5 [Psalm 85:4]; elsewhere only אֶתגְּֿאוֺן יַעֲקֹב וגו׳ וְשָׁב י׳ Nahum 2:3 [Nahum 2:2], compare Hiph. 6.
†Pō`l.
1. bring back, Perfect 1st person singular וְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֫י, with accusative of person + אֶל location Jeremiah 50:19 (י׳ subject), Infinitive construct suffix בְּשׁוֺבְבִי, with מִן location Ezekiel 39:27 and (figurative) לְשׁוֺבֵב, with אֶל person Isaiah 49:5; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תְּשׁוֺבֵב לָנוּ Psalm 60:3 [Psalm 60:1] = take us back into power.
2.
a. figurative restore, refresh, 3rd person masculine singular נַפְשִׁי יְשׁוֺבֵב Psalm 23:3 (י׳ subject); compare Hiph. 2 b.
b. restore, repair, Participle מְשׁוֺבֵב נְתִיבוֺח לָשָׁ֑בֶת Isaiah 58:12.
3. lead away (enticingly), Perfect 1st person singular suffix (of Gog), י׳ subject, וְשׁוֺבַבְתִּיךָ Ezekiel 38:4 (strike out Co), וְשׁ׳ Ezekiel 39:2; so figurative 3rd person feminine singular suffix וְדַעְתֵךְ הִיא שׁוֺבְבָ֑תֶךְ Isaiah 47:10 (of Babylonian); — Jeremiah 50:6 see Qal.
4. shew turning = apostatize (compare Hiph. 8), Perfect 3rd person feminine singular שׁוֺבְבָה Jeremiah 8:5 (read שׁוֺבֵב, and strike out ירושׁלם, with Greek Version of the LXX). — See also שׁוֺבֵב below.
Pu`l. Participle feminine מְשׁוֺבֶ֫בֶת Ezekiel 38:8 a land restored + מִן of thing. — See also שׁוֺבָב below.
Hiph.353 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular Genesis 41:13 +; suffix וַהֲשִׁבְךָ Genesis 40:13, וֶהֱשִׁיבְךָ Deuteronomy 28:68; 2nd person masculine singular הֱשִׁיבוֺתָ Psalm 85:4 [Psalm 85:3], וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֫ Deuteronomy 4:39; Deuteronomy 30:1, suffix וַהֲשֵׁיבוֺתָם 2 Chronicles 6:25; 1st person singular consecutive וַהֲשִׁיב֫וֺתִי Amos 1:8, וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֫י Numbers 22:8 +, suffix וְהוֺשְׁבוֺתִים Zechariah 10:6 (but read וַהֲשִׁבוֺתִים, see ישׁב Hiph.), etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָשִׁיב Exodus 21:34 +, (read יָשִׁב Daniel 11:18, Daniel 11:19 > Qr Daniel 11:18 יָשֵׂם), וַיָּ֫שֶׁב Genesis 20:14 +; suffix יְשִׁבֵנִי 2 Samuel 15:8 +, וַיְשִׁיבֵם 2 Chronicles 19:4 + 1 Samuel 12:8 Vrss We Dr and others; 3rd person feminine plural תָּשֵׁבְנָה Job 20:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָשֵׁב Genesis 20:7 +, הָשֵׁיב 2 Kings 8:6, הָשַׁ֑ב Isaiah 42:22, so הָשַׁ֖ב Ezekiel 21:35 [Ezekiel 21:30] (see Ke and still Toy; Ew Sm Krae Infinitive absolute הָשֵׁב), הָשִׁיבָה Judges 11:13 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָשֵׁב Exodus 23:4 +; construct הָשִׁיב Genesis 42:35 +, etc.; Participle מֵשִׁיב Genesis 20:7 +, etc.; — cause to return, bring back:
1.
a. with accusative of person + אֶל location Genesis 24:5 (J; הֶהָשֵׁב אָשִׁיב), Genesis 28:15 (J), Genesis 42:37 (E), Genesis 48:21 (E), +; especially from exile 1 Kings 8:34 2 Chronicles 6:25; Jeremiah 27:22 + 5 times Jeremiah; + אֶל person 1 Kings 22:26 2 Chronicles 18:25; + עַל location Jeremiah 16:15; Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 24:6; + ל location Jeremiah 12:15; + accusative of location 2 Samuel 15:8 (read הָשֵׁב יְשִׁבֵנִי Vrss Th We Dr and others), Deuteronomy 28:68; Ezekiel 29:14; Ezekiel 47:6; 2 Chronicles 33:13, etc.; + מִן local Jeremiah 41:16; Zechariah 10:10, מֵאֵת person Jeremiah 41:16, מִן infinitive 2 Chronicles 25:13; accusative of person only Judges 19:3; 1 Kings 13:20, 1 Kings 13:23 +; bring back into bondage, etc., Jeremiah 34:11, Jeremiah 34:16; = allow to return Jeremiah 15:19; accusative of person + of thing (= recover, recapture), Jeremiah 28:6 (+ אֶל location, מִן local); = recover, rescue, Genesis 14:16 (accusative of person + thing), Psalm 35:17 (accusative נַפְשִׁי, מִן of thing); accusative of thing + אֶל person Genesis 44:8 (J), + עַל person Exodus 15:9 (song), Proverbs 20:26; + אֶל location 1 Kings 14:28 2 Chronicles 12:11; Jeremiah 28:3; 2 Chronicles 24:11; accusative of hand, אֶל־פֶּה 1 Samuel 14:27; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 26:15; especially of י׳'s hand, in judgment, followed by עַל Amos 1:8; Isaiah 1:25; Zechariah 13:7; Psalm 81:15 [Psalm 81:14], also of man's hand Jeremiah 6:9; Ezekiel 38:12; + accusative of location 2 Samuel 15:25, 2 Samuel 15:29; + שָׁם Nehemiah 13:9; accusative of thing alone Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21 (both בְּיֶדְכֶם), Genesis 14:16 (= recapture), 1 Samuel 6:21; 1 Samuel 30:19; 1 Kings 13:29 (corpse), Leviticus 26:26 (H); with accusative animal. 1 Samuel 6:7 (מֵאַחֲרֵי), Ezekiel 34:4, Ezekiel 34:16 (figurative); shadow on dial 2 Kings 20:11 = Isaiah 38:8. — Job 39:12 see Qal 3 b.
b. put back: accusative of thing, stone, עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵר Genesis 29:3 (J), veil עַל־פָּנָיו Exodus 34:35 (P), Dagon לִמְקוֺמוֺ 1 Samuel 5:3, rod לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת Numbers 17:25 [Numbers 17:10] (P), sword, + אֶל of sheath, 1 Chronicles 21:27; Ezekiel 21:35 [Ezekiel 21:30] (accusative ommitted); hand אֶלחֵֿיק Exodus 4:7 (twice in verse) (J; opposed to הוֺצִיא).
c. = draw back, hand Genesis 38:29 (J), 1 Kings 13:4 (opposed to שָׁלַךְ; + אֶל reflexive), Joshua 8:26 (E; opposed to נטה), so, figurative, י׳ subject Lamentations 2:3 (מִפְּנֵי, אָחוֺר), Psalm 74:11; with מִן = refrain from Lamentations 2:8; Ezekiel 18:8, Ezekiel 18:17 (i.e. from oppressing), Ezekiel 20:22 (מִן omitted); foot, with מִן Isaiah 58:13 (figurative); draw in breath Job 9:18.
d. = give back, restore, accusative of person or thing: + ל person Genesis 20:14 (E), Genesis 20:7 (E; accusative omitted), Exodus 23:4 (E; הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב), Deuteronomy 22:1 (id.; both accusative animal.), Deuteronomy 24:13 (id.), Exodus 22:25 [Exodus 22:26] (E), Judges 17:3 (twice in verse); Judges 17:4; 1 Samuel 12:3; 2 Samuel 9:7; Deuteronomy 22:2 (P), Nehemiah 5:11, so 2 Samuel 16:3; 1 Kings 12:21 2 Chronicles 11:1 (all accusative of kingdom), with accusative צְדָקָה Job 33:26; + אֶל person Genesis 37:22 (E; accusative of person); + אֶל location Genesis 42:25 (E); accusative of thing only, 2 Kings 8:6; Ezekiel 18:7 (read Infinitive absolute שׁוֺב for חוֺב, Co Toy Krae), Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 33:15; Leviticus 5:33 (P), Numbers 5:7 (P; + בְּראֹשׁוֺ = in full), Psalm 69:5 [Psalm 69:4] (opposed to גָּזַל), so of land (or city) Judges 11:13; 1 Kings 20:34; Nehemiah 5:12, compare 2 Kings 14:28 (+ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל), 2 Kings 16:6 (+ לַאֲרָם); = win back 2 Kings 13:25; 2 Kings 14:22 (+ ל territory) = 2 Chronicles 26:2, boundary (i.e. re-establish it) 2 Kings 14:25; restore ruined city Daniel 9:25 (+ לִבְנוֺת), conquered nation Psalm 80:4 [Psalm 80:3]; Psalm 80:8 [Psalm 80:7]; Psalm 80:20 [Psalm 80:19]; joy, accusative + ל person Psalm 51:14 [Psalm 51:12]. — 2 Samuel 8:3 see יָד 2. — Accusative. person only, Genesis 20:7 (E), Isaiah 42:22; restore to office, accusative of person + עַל Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21 (E), אֶל location 2 Samuel 19:12 [2 Samuel 19:11], accusative of person only, 2 Samuel 19:11 [2 Samuel 19:10]; 2 Samuel 19:13 [2 Samuel 19:12]; 2 Samuel 19:44 [2 Samuel 19:43], compare Isaiah 1:26; = pay back money, Leviticus 25:27 (ל person), Leviticus 25:51; Leviticus 25:52.
e. = relinquish, with accusative of thing, Job 20:10.
f. = give in payment, requital, with accusative of thing + apposition 1 Samuel 6:8 (ל person), 1 Samuel 6:17 (id.; compare טְחוֺד); also pay as tribute (in answer to demand), accusative of thing 2 Kings 17:3; Psalm 72:10, + ל person 2 Kings 3:4; 2 Chronicles 27:5; give in exchange Ezekiel 27:15.
g. bring one back (from dead) 2 Samuel 12:23, so with מִנִּי Job 33:20; on other hand, אֶלעָֿפָר Job 10:9 = מָוֶת (accusative) Job 30:23, compare עַדדַּֿכָּא Psalm 90:3.
†2.
a. bring back heart, לֵב, עַל person Malachi 3:24 [Malachi 4:6]; אֵלֶיךָ הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ י׳ Lamentations 5:21 (< Bu retore, strike out אליד); הֵשִׁיב אֶליֿ׳ Nehemiah 9:26 (compare Nehemiah 9:29), 2 Chronicles 19:4; 2 Chronicles 24:19, also (מִן of evil) Jeremiah 23:22, absolute Jeremiah 31:18.
b. accusative נֶפֶשׁ = refresh Lamentations 1:11, Lamentations 1:16, Lamentations 1:19; Psalm 19:8[Psalm 19:7]; Proverbs 25:13; Ruth 4:15.
3. bring back words of people, אֶליֿ׳ Exodus 19:8 (E); then, in general, bring back word, דָּבָר, report to, + accusative of person Genesis 37:14; Numbers 13:26; Numbers 22:8 (all E), Deuteronomy 1:22, Deuteronomy 1:25; Joshua 14:7 (RD), Joshua 22:32 (P), + 8 times; = answer 1 Samuel 17:30; 2 Samuel 3:11; 1 Kings 12:6; 2 Chronicles 10:6 + 6 times, + (accusative מִלִּין) Job 35:4; also (דָּבָר omitted) Job 13:22; Job 20:2; Job 33:5, Job 33:32; 2 Chronicles 10:16; Nehemiah 6:4 (כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה); accusative אֲמָרִים + ל person Judges 5:29; Proverbs 22:21; later with ל person alone 1 Samuel 12:3; with clause oratio recta [direct speech], אֶל person Esther 4:13, Esther 4:15; similar phrases, Ezekiel 9:11; Proverbs 18:13; Proverbs 24:26; Proverbs 26:16; Habakkuk 2:1; Job 31:14; Job 32:14 (Gi Job 32:15), Job 40:4.
4.
a. bring back (in retribution, compare Qal 7 f) upon, subject often י׳, accusative of evil, Judges 9:56, בְּראֹשׁ Judges 9:5; 1 Samuel 25:39; 1 Kings 2:44; Joel 4:4 [Joel 3:4]; Joel 4:7 [Joel 3:7]; 1 Kings 2:32; אֶלרֿאֹשׁ Nehemiah 3:36 [Nehemiah 4:4]; ל person Genesis 50:15 (E), 1 Samuel 6:3 (הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיבוּ), 1 Samuel 6:4; 1 Samuel 25:31 (return evil for good), +, etc.; absolute = make requital, ל person 2 Chronicles 6:23 + (כ compare) Hosea 12:3 [Hosea 12:2]; Proverbs 24:12, Proverbs 24:29; † with accusative of good, ל person 2 Samuel 16:12; 2 Samuel 26:23; Zechariah 9:12; with כ compare + ל person Psalm 18:21[Psalm 18:20]; Psalm 18:25[Psalm 18:24] = 2 Samuel 22:21, 2 Samuel 22:25, and (כ compare only) 2 Chronicles 32:25; requite י׳'s benefits, accusative of thing + לי׳ Psalm 116:12, compare Numbers 18:9 (P).
b. pay as recompense, לִבְעָלָיו כֶּסֶף יָשׁ׳ Exodus 21:34 (E); so (figurative) of י׳, ננָקָם לְ הֵשׁ׳ Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43, אַפּוֹ בְּחֵמָה לְהָשׁ׳ Isaiah 66:15.
5. turn back, backward = repel, defeat, with אֶת־פְּנֵי 2 Kings 18:24 = Isaiah 36:9, accusative מִלְחָמָה Isaiah 28:6, accusative of sword Psalm 89:44 [Psalm 89:43], accusative of person + אָחוֺר Psalm 44:11 [Psalm 44:10] (+ מִנִּי person), Isaiah 44:25 (figurative, = refute, confute), figurative of calamity Lamentations 1:13; = repulse, hinder Jeremiah 2:24, especially accusative Isaiah 14:27 (יַדיֿ׳), compare Isaiah 43:13, Job 9:12; Job 11:10; Job 23:13; = reject, refuse, פ׳ (אֶת־)פְּנֵי 1 Kings 2:16, 1 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 2:20 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 6:42; Psalm 132:10.
†6.
a. turn away face, figurative, + מֵעַל of thing Ezekiel 14:6; accusative of person + מִן Malachi 2:6; anger of י׳ (accusative) + מֵעַל person Numbers 25:11 (P), Proverbs 24:18, מִן person Jeremiah 18:20; Ezra 10:14; accusative only, Job 9:13; Psalm 78:38; Psalm 106:23; accusative of human anger Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 29:8.
b. late, turn toward, accusative face, ל location Daniel 11:18, Daniel 11:19, accusative foot, אֶל of thing Psalm 119:59 (figurative).
†7. turn against, אֶלאֵֿל, with accusative רוּחֶ֑ךָ Job 15:43 [Job 15:13].
8. אֶללֵֿבָב הֵשׁ׳ bring back to mind, take into consideration, with accusative Lamentations 3:21, followed by clause with כִּי Deuteronomy 4:39 (compare Dr), object omitted Deuteronomy 30:1; 1 Kings 8:47 2 Chronicles 6:37; Isaiah 44:19, + (עַל) Isaiah 46:8.
9. הֵשִׁיב אֶתשְֿׁבוּת פ׳ Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:7, Jeremiah 3311; Jeremiah 49:6; Lamentations 2:14; Ezekiel 39:25 + (Qr Hiph., Kt Qal) Jeremiah 33:26; Jeremiah 46:39; Joel 4:1 [Joel 3:1] (see Qal 9).
†10. Hiph. declarative [?], מֵעַל הָשׁ׳ Ezekiel 14:6 = shew a turning away from your idols (i.e. turn away), compare (מִן) Ezekiel 18:30, absolute וִחְיוּ הָשׁ׳ Ezekiel 18:32; of י׳, מֵחֲרוֺן השׁ׳ אַפֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 85:4 [Psalm 85:3] (but read probably הֲשִׁיבוֺתה חֲרוֺן א׳ [6a above]); perhaps in physical sense Jonah 1:13 (אֶל location; We Now that is אֳנִיָּה, etc.).
†11. reverse, revoke, accusative (suffix) of thing, i.e. judgment, Amos 1:3, Amos 1:6, Amos 1:9, Amos 1:11, Amos 1:13; Amos 2:1, Amos 2:4, Amos 2:6; blessing Numbers 23:20 (poem in E), edict Esther 8:5, Esther 8:8.
Hoph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הוּשַׁב Genesis 42:28 my money has been returned! compare Participle הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּשָׁב Genesis 43:12 (both J); לי׳ הַמּ׳ Numbers 5:8 (P) the אָשָׁם which is restored to י׳; plural מוּשָׁבִים Jeremiah 27:16 the vessels are about to be brought back, with מִן local; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיוּשַׁב אֶתמֿשֶׁה Exodus 10:8 (J; compare Ges§ 121 a, b) Moses was brought back, with אֶל person.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8421.
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Genesis

3:19; 8:3; 8:3; 8:3; 8:7; 8:9; 14:7; 14:16; 14:16; 14:17; 15:16; 18:10; 18:14; 18:33; 18:33; 20:7; 20:7; 20:7; 20:7; 20:14; 20:14; 21:32; 24:5; 26:18; 26:18; 27:44; 27:45; 28:15; 28:21; 29:3; 30:31; 31:3; 33:16; 37:14; 37:22; 38:29; 40:13; 40:13; 40:21; 41:13; 42:25; 42:28; 42:35; 42:37; 43:2; 43:10; 43:12; 43:12; 43:18; 43:18; 43:21; 44:8; 44:13; 48:21; 50:14; 50:15

Exodus

4:7; 4:7; 4:19; 4:20; 4:21; 4:21; 5:22; 10:8; 13:17; 14:2; 14:26; 14:27; 14:28; 15:9; 19:8; 21:34; 21:34; 22:26; 23:4; 23:4; 24:14; 32:12; 32:27; 32:31; 34:35

Leviticus

13:16; 14:43; 25:27; 25:51; 25:52; 26:26; 27:24

Numbers

5:7; 5:8; 8:25; 10:36; 11:4; 13:26; 14:43; 16:50; 17:10; 18:9; 22:8; 22:8; 23:5; 23:16; 23:20; 25:4; 25:11; 32:15; 33:7; 35:32

Deuteronomy

1:22; 1:25; 1:45; 4:39; 4:39; 13:17; 22:1; 22:2; 23:14; 23:14; 24:4; 24:13; 28:31; 28:68; 28:68; 30:1; 30:1; 30:3; 30:8; 30:9; 32:41; 32:43

Joshua

1:15; 2:16; 2:23; 4:18; 5:2; 7:26; 8:21; 8:26; 10:31; 11:10; 14:7; 19:12; 19:27; 19:29; 19:29; 19:34; 22:16; 22:18; 22:23; 22:29; 22:32; 22:32; 23:12; 24:20

Judges

2:19; 3:19; 5:29; 7:3; 7:3; 8:9; 8:13; 8:33; 9:5; 9:56; 11:8; 11:13; 11:13; 11:35; 14:8; 15:19; 17:3; 17:4; 19:3; 19:7; 20:48

Ruth

1:6; 1:8; 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; 1:15; 1:15; 1:16; 1:22; 1:22; 2:6; 4:3; 4:15

1 Samuel

1:19; 3:5; 3:6; 5:3; 5:11; 6:3; 6:4; 6:7; 6:8; 6:17; 6:21; 7:14; 12:3; 12:3; 12:8; 14:27; 15:11; 15:31; 17:15; 17:30; 17:53; 17:57; 18:2; 18:6; 23:23; 23:28; 24:1; 25:31; 25:39; 26:25; 29:4; 29:7; 30:12; 30:19

2 Samuel

1:1; 1:22; 2:26; 2:30; 3:11; 3:16; 3:27; 6:20; 8:3; 8:13; 9:7; 10:5; 10:14; 11:4; 11:15; 12:13; 12:23; 15:8; 15:8; 15:25; 15:27; 15:29; 16:3; 16:12; 17:3; 19:10; 19:11; 19:12; 19:15; 19:43; 20:22; 22:21; 22:25; 23:10

1 Kings

2:16; 2:17; 2:20; 2:32; 2:33; 2:44; 8:33; 8:34; 8:35; 8:47; 8:48; 9:6; 12:6; 12:15; 12:21; 12:26; 12:27; 13:4; 13:6; 13:20; 13:22; 13:23; 13:29; 13:33; 13:33; 14:28; 17:21; 17:22; 18:43; 18:43; 19:6; 19:7; 19:15; 19:21; 20:5; 20:34; 22:26; 22:28; 22:33

2 Kings

1:5; 1:6; 1:11; 1:13; 2:25; 3:4; 5:10; 5:14; 8:3; 8:6; 8:6; 9:36; 13:25; 13:25; 14:22; 14:25; 14:28; 16:6; 17:3; 18:14; 18:24; 19:9; 20:9; 20:10; 20:11; 21:3; 23:26; 24:1

1 Chronicles

21:20; 21:27

2 Chronicles

6:23; 6:25; 6:25; 6:37; 6:42; 7:19; 10:2; 10:6; 10:16; 11:1; 11:4; 12:11; 12:12; 15:4; 18:16; 18:25; 18:26; 18:27; 18:32; 19:1; 19:4; 19:4; 19:4; 19:8; 20:27; 24:11; 24:19; 25:13; 26:2; 27:5; 29:10; 30:6; 30:8; 30:9; 30:9; 32:25; 33:3; 33:13

Ezra

6:21; 9:14; 10:14

Nehemiah

4:4; 4:12; 5:11; 5:12; 6:4; 8:17; 9:17; 9:26; 9:28; 9:29; 13:9

Esther

2:14; 4:13; 4:15; 7:8; 8:5; 8:8; 9:25

Job

1:21; 6:29; 7:7; 7:10; 9:12; 9:13; 9:18; 10:9; 10:16; 10:21; 11:10; 13:22; 14:13; 15:13; 15:22; 16:22; 17:10; 20:2; 20:10; 20:10; 22:23; 23:13; 30:23; 31:14; 32:14; 32:15; 33:5; 33:20; 33:25; 33:26; 33:32; 34:15; 35:4; 39:4; 39:12; 39:12; 39:22; 40:4

Psalms

6:4; 6:10; 7:7; 7:12; 7:16; 9:3; 9:17; 18:20; 18:24; 19:7; 23:3; 35:13; 35:17; 44:10; 51:12; 51:13; 54:5; 56:9; 60:1; 60:1; 69:4; 70:3; 71:20; 72:10; 73:10; 74:11; 74:21; 78:38; 78:39; 78:41; 80:3; 80:7; 80:15; 80:19; 81:14; 85:1; 85:3; 85:3; 85:4; 85:6; 85:8; 89:43; 90:3; 90:3; 90:13; 94:15; 104:9; 104:29; 106:23; 116:7; 116:12; 119:59; 119:79; 132:10; 132:11; 146:4; 146:4

Proverbs

1:23; 2:19; 12:14; 15:1; 18:13; 19:24; 20:26; 22:21; 24:12; 24:18; 24:26; 24:29; 25:10; 25:13; 26:11; 26:15; 26:16; 26:27; 29:8; 30:30

Ecclesiastes

1:6; 1:7; 3:20; 4:1; 4:7; 5:15; 5:15; 9:11; 12:2; 12:7; 12:7

Song of Songs

6:13

Isaiah

1:25; 1:26; 1:27; 5:25; 6:10; 6:13; 9:12; 9:12; 9:17; 9:21; 10:4; 10:21; 10:22; 12:1; 14:27; 21:12; 23:17; 28:6; 29:17; 31:6; 36:9; 38:8; 38:8; 42:22; 42:22; 43:13; 44:19; 44:25; 45:23; 46:8; 47:10; 49:5; 52:8; 55:10; 55:11; 58:12; 58:13; 59:20; 63:17; 66:15

Jeremiah

2:24; 2:35; 3:1; 3:7; 3:7; 3:12; 3:14; 3:19; 3:22; 4:1; 4:8; 4:28; 5:3; 6:9; 8:4; 8:5; 8:6; 11:10; 12:15; 12:15; 15:7; 15:19; 15:19; 16:15; 18:4; 18:8; 18:20; 22:11; 22:27; 22:27; 23:3; 23:19; 23:20; 23:22; 24:6; 27:16; 27:22; 28:3; 28:6; 30:24; 31:8; 31:16; 31:18; 32:40; 32:44; 33:7; 33:11; 33:26; 34:11; 34:11; 34:15; 34:16; 34:16; 36:28; 36:28; 37:8; 40:5; 40:12; 41:16; 41:16; 42:10; 43:5; 44:28; 46:16; 49:6; 50:6; 50:9; 50:19

Lamentations

1:8; 1:11; 1:13; 1:16; 1:19; 2:3; 2:8; 2:14; 3:3; 3:3; 3:21; 5:21

Ezekiel

1:14; 3:19; 3:20; 7:13; 7:13; 8:6; 8:13; 8:15; 8:17; 9:11; 13:22; 14:6; 14:6; 14:6; 16:55; 16:55; 16:55; 18:7; 18:8; 18:12; 18:17; 18:24; 18:26; 18:30; 18:30; 18:32; 20:22; 21:5; 21:30; 21:30; 27:15; 29:14; 33:15; 33:18; 34:4; 34:16; 35:7; 35:9; 38:4; 38:8; 38:12; 39:2; 39:25; 39:27; 46:9; 46:17; 46:17; 47:6

Daniel

9:16; 9:25; 9:25; 11:10; 11:18; 11:18; 11:18; 11:19; 11:19

Hosea

2:9; 3:5; 5:4; 5:15; 6:1; 7:10; 7:16; 8:13; 9:3; 11:5; 11:5; 11:9; 12:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:4

Joel

2:14; 3:1; 3:4; 3:7

Amos

1:3; 1:6; 1:8; 1:8; 1:9; 1:11; 1:13; 2:1; 2:4; 2:6; 4:6; 4:8; 4:9; 4:10; 4:11

Obadiah

1:15

Jonah

1:13; 3:9; 3:9

Micah

1:7; 2:8; 2:8; 5:3; 7:19

Nahum

2:2

Habakkuk

2:1

Zechariah

1:3; 1:16; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1; 7:14; 8:3; 8:15; 9:8; 9:12; 10:6; 10:10; 13:7

Malachi

1:4; 2:6; 3:7; 4:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7725 matches the Hebrew שׁוּב (šûḇ),
which occurs 1,073 times in 952 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 20 (Deu 28:68–Jdg 8:13)

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:68 - “And Yahweh will bring H7725 you back H7725 to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:1 -

“So it will be, when all of these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you cause these things to return H7725 to your heart in all the nations where Yahweh your God has banished you,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:2 - and you return H7725 to Yahweh your God and listen to His voice with all your heart and soul according to all that I am commanding you today, you and your sons,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then Yahweh your God will [fn]return H7725 [fn]you from captivity and return His compassion on you, and He will gather you again H7725 from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:8 - “And you shall return H7725 and listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you shall do all His commandments which I am commanding you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:9 - “Then Yahweh your God will [fn]prosper you abundantly in all the work of your hand, in the [fn]offspring of your [fn]body and in the [fn]offspring of your cattle and in the [fn]produce of your ground, for Yahweh will return H7725 to rejoice over you for good, just as He rejoiced over your fathers,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:10 - [fn]when you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law, [fn]when you return H7725 to Yahweh your God with all your heart and soul.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 -

If I sharpen My [fn]flashing sword,

And My hand takes hold on judgment,

I will render H7725 vengeance on My adversaries,

And I will repay those who hate Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:43 -

“O nations, cause His people to shout for joy;

For He will avenge the blood of His slaves,

And He will render H7725 vengeance on His adversaries,

And He will atone for His land and His people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:15 - until Yahweh gives your brothers rest as He gives you, and they also possess the land which Yahweh your God is giving them. Then you shall return H7725 to the land of your possession and possess it, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan to the east toward the sunrise.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:16 - And she said to them, “Go to the hill country, lest the pursuers reach you. And hide yourselves there for three days until the pursuers return H7725. Then afterward you may go on your way.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:22 -

And they went and came to the hill country and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned H7725. The pursuers had sought them [fn]all along the road but had not found them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:23 - Then the two men returned H7725 and came down from the hill country and crossed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and they recounted to him all that had happened to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - So it happened when the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh had come up from the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were [fn]lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned H7725 to their place and went over all its banks as before.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:2 -

At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make for yourself flint knives and circumcise again H7725 the sons of Israel the second time.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:14 - Thus the second day they marched around the city once and returned H7725 to the camp; they did so for six days.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:3 - Then they returned H7725 to Joshua and said to him, “Do not have all the people go up; only about two or three thousand men need go up to strike down Ai; do not have all the people toil up there, for they are few.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:26 - Then they raised over him a great heap of stones that stands to this day, and Yahweh turned H7725 from His burning anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the valley of [fn]Achor to this day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:21 - But Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the smoke of the city ascended. So they turned H7725 back H7725 and struck down the men of Ai.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:24 -

Now it happened that when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, then all Israel turned H7725 back H7725 to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:26 - For Joshua did not withdraw H7725 his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted to destruction all the inhabitants of Ai.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:15 -

Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned H7725 to the camp to Gilgal.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:21 - that all the people returned H7725 to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. No one so much as [fn]lifted his tongue against any of the sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:38 -

Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned H7725 to Debir, and they fought against it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:43 - So Joshua and all Israel with him returned H7725 to the camp at Gilgal.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:10 -

Then Joshua turned H7725 back H7725 at that time and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:7 - “I was forty years old when Moses the servant of Yahweh sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought H7725 word back H7725 to him as it was in my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:8 -

Then the men arose and went, and Joshua commanded those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go and walk through the land and write a description of it, and return H7725 to me; then I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:12 - Then it turned H7725 from Sarid to the east toward the sunrise as far as the border of Chisloth-tabor, and it went out to Daberath and [fn]up to Japhia.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:27 - Then it turned H7725 east toward the sunrise to Beth-dagon and reached to Zebulun and to the valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it went out [fn]to the north to Cabul,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:29 - Then the border turned H7725 to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned H7725 to Hosah, and [fn]it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - Then the border turned H7725 westward to Aznoth-tabor and went out from there to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south and reached to Asher on the west and to Judah at the Jordan to the east toward the sunrise.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:6 - ‘And he shall live in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the manslayer shall return H7725 and come to his own city and to his own house, to the city from which he fled.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:8 - and spoke to them, saying, “Return H7725 to your tents with great riches and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and with very many clothes; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:9 - Then the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned H7725 home and departed from the sons of Israel at Shiloh which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession which they had possessed, according to the [fn]command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:16 - “Thus says the whole congregation of Yahweh, ‘What is this unfaithful act which you have committed against the God of Israel, turning H7725 away H7725 from following Yahweh this day, by building yourselves an altar, to rebel against Yahweh this day?
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:18 - Yet you are turning H7725 away H7725 this day from following Yahweh. Now it will be that, if you rebel against Yahweh today, He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel tomorrow.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:23 - “If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn H7725 away H7725 from following Yahweh, or if to perform a burnt offering or grain offering on it, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings on it, may Yahweh Himself require it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:29 - “Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh and turn H7725 away H7725 from following Yahweh this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Yahweh our God which is before His [fn]tabernacle.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:32 -

Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned H7725 from the sons of Reuben and from the sons of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel, and brought H7725 back H7725 word to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:12 - “For if you ever H7725 turn H7725 back H7725 and cling to the rest of these nations, these which remain among you, and intermarry with them, so that you go along with them and they with you,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:20 - “If you forsake Yahweh and serve foreign gods, then He will turn H7725 and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But it happened when the judge died, that they would turn H7725 back H7725 and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:19 - But he himself turned H7725 back H7725 from the graven images which were at Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Keep silence.” And all who stood by him left him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:29 -

“Her wise princesses would answer her,

Indeed she repeats H7725 her words to herself,

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:18 - “Please do not depart from here until I come back to You, and I bring out my offering and lay it before You.” And He said, “I will remain until you return H7725.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:3 - “So now, [fn]come, call out in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him return H7725 and depart from Mount Gilead.’” So 22,000 people returned H7725, but 10,000 remained.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:15 -

Now it happened that when Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. Then he returned H7725 to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for Yahweh has given the camp of Midian into your hands.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return H7725 safely, I will tear down this tower.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:13 -

Then Gideon the son of Joash returned H7725 from the battle [fn]by the ascent of Heres.


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