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שׁוּב H7725

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)) [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.

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

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.

952 occurrences

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  • Ezekiel 18:24
    But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
  • Ezekiel 18:26
    When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
  • Ezekiel 18:27
    Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
  • Ezekiel 18:28
    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
  • Ezekiel 18:30
    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
  • Ezekiel 18:32
    For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
  • Ezekiel 20:22
    Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
  • Ezekiel 21:5
    That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
  • Ezekiel 21:30
    Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
  • Ezekiel 27:15
    The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.