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Lexicon :: Strong's H4878 - mᵊšûḇâ

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מְשׁוּבָה
Transliteration
mᵊšûḇâ
Pronunciation
mesh-oo-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2340c

Strong’s Definitions

מְשׁוּבָה mᵉshûwbâh, mesh-oo-baw'; or מְשֻׁבָה mᵉshubâh; from H7725; apostasy:—backsliding, turning away.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H4878 in the following manner: backsliding (11x), turning away (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H4878 in the following manner: backsliding (11x), turning away (1x).

  1. turning away, turning back, apostasy, backsliding

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְשׁוּבָה mᵉshûwbâh, mesh-oo-baw'; or מְשֻׁבָה mᵉshubâh; from H7725; apostasy:—backsliding, turning away.
STRONGS H4878: Abbreviations
† [מְשׁוּבָה], מְשֻׁבָה noun feminine turning back, apostasy; — absolute מְשֻׁבָה Jeremiah 3:6 +; construct מְשׁוּבַת Proverbs 1:32; suffix מְשׁוּבָתָם Hosea 14:5 [Hosea 14:4]; plural suffix מְשׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם Jeremiah 3:22, etc.; — backturning, apostasy, of Israel, Hosea 14:5, מְשׁוּבָתִי Hosea 11:7 apostasy from me (si vera lectio [if true reading]); of Judah Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 8:5; Jeremiah 14:7 (all plural) + Ezekiel 37:33 (read מְשׁוּבֹתֵיהֶם for מוֺשְׁ׳, Greek Version of the LXX Comm.); נִצַחַת מ׳ Jeremiah 8:5 enduring, perpetual apostasy; also as noun concrete, apposition of following word, מְשֻׁבָה יִשׂ׳ Jeremiah 3:6, Jeremiah 3:8, Jeremiah 3:11, Jeremiah 3:12 apostate one, Israel. Of individual, מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם Proverbs 1:32.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

1:32; 1:32

Jeremiah

2:19; 3:6; 3:6; 3:8; 3:11; 3:12; 3:22; 3:22; 5:6; 8:5; 8:5; 14:7

Hosea

11:7; 14:4; 14:5

H4878

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4878 matches the Hebrew מְשׁוּבָה (mᵊšûḇâ),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:32

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“For the turning away of the [fn]naive will kill them,

And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 -

“Your own wickedness will discipline you,

And your desertion of the faith will punish you.

Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing

For you to abandon (reject) the LORD your God,

And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

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Moreover, the LORD said to me in the days of Josiah the king [of Judah], “Have you seen what that faithless Israel has done—how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there she was a prostitute?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - “And I saw [that even though Judah knew] that for all the acts of adultery (idolatry) of faithless Israel, I [the LORD] had [fn]sent her away and given her a certificate of divorce, yet her treacherous sister [fn]Judah was not afraid; but she went and was a prostitute also [following after idols].

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And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself less guilty than treacherous Judah [a land of renegades].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12 - “Go and proclaim these words toward the north [where the ten tribes have been taken as captives] and say,

‘Return, faithless Israel,’ says the LORD;

‘I will not [fn]look on you in anger.

For I am gracious and merciful,’ says the LORD;

‘I will not be angry forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:22

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“Return, O faithless sons,” [says the LORD],

“I will heal your unfaithfulness.”

[They answer] “Behold, we come to You,

For You are the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

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Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them,

A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,

A leopard is watching their cities.

Everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces,

Because their transgressions are many,

Their desertions of faith are countless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:5

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“Why then has this people of Jerusalem

Turned away with a perpetual turning away [from Me]?

They hold tightly to [fn]deceit (idolatry);

They refuse to repent and return [to God].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:7

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“O LORD, though our many sins testify against us” [prays Jeremiah],

“Act now [for us and] for Your name’s sake [so that the faithless may witness Your faithfulness]!

For our backslidings are countless;

We have sinned against You.

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My people are bent on turning from Me;

Though the prophets call them to the One on high,

None at all exalts Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:4 -

I will heal their apostasy and faithlessness;

I will love them freely,

For My anger has turned away from Israel.

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