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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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:32 - For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him.
I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:11 - Then the LORD said to me, “Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12 - Therefore, go and give this message to Israel.[fn] This is what the LORD says:
“O Israel, my faithless people,
come home to me again,
for I am merciful.
I will not be angry with you forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:22 - “My wayward children,” says the LORD,
“come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.”
“Yes, we’re coming,” the people reply,
“for you are the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - So now a lion from the forest will attack them;
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
A leopard will lurk near their towns,
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
For their rebellion is great,
and their sins are many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:5 - Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path?
Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back?
They cling tightly to their lies
and will not turn around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:7 - The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD,
but help us for the sake of your own reputation.
We have turned away from you
and sinned against you again and again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:7 - For my people are determined to desert me.
They call me the Most High,
but they don’t truly honor me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:4 - The LORD says,
“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;
my love will know no bounds,
for my anger will be gone forever.
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