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שׁוּב

shuvto return: returnHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1,057 occurrences38 books950 verses

Definition

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
Traditional renderings: ((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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שׁוּב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,057 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 12:12שָׁ֤ב · turned away
    Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:15וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ · Then they returned
    They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
  3. 2 Chronicles 15:4וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ · they turned
    But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
  4. 2 Chronicles 18:16יָשׁ֥וּבוּ · return
    So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
  5. 2 Chronicles 18:25וַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּ · and return him
    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
  6. 2 Chronicles 18:26שׁוּבִ֥י · I return
    …and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
  7. 2 Chronicles 18:27שׁ֤וֹב · you ever return; תָּשׁוּב֙
    But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
  8. 2 Chronicles 18:32וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ · they turned back
    And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
  9. 2 Chronicles 19:1וַ֠יָּשָׁב · had returned
    When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
  10. 2 Chronicles 19:4וַיָּ֜שָׁב · and once again; וַיְשִׁיבֵ֕ם · and turned them back
    Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  11. 2 Chronicles 19:8וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ · And they lived
    Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
  12. 2 Chronicles 20:27וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ; לָשׁ֥וּב · returned
    Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
  13. 2 Chronicles 22:6וַיָּ֜שָׁב · So he returned
    So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
  14. 2 Chronicles 24:11וִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּ · back
    Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
  15. 2 Chronicles 24:19לַהֲשִׁיבָ֖ם · to bring [the people] back
    Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.
  16. 2 Chronicles 25:10וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ · and returned
    So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
  17. 2 Chronicles 25:13הֵשִׁ֤יב · had dismissed
    Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
  18. 2 Chronicles 25:24וַיָּ֖שָׁב · Then he returned
    He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
  19. 2 Chronicles 26:2וַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָ · and restored
    Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
  20. 2 Chronicles 27:5הֵשִׁ֤יבוּ · paid
    Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
  21. 2 Chronicles 28:11וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ · and return
    Now therefore, listen to me and return the captives you took from your kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”
  22. 2 Chronicles 28:15וַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּ · Then they returned
    Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
  23. 2 Chronicles 29:10וְיָשֹׁ֥ב · will turn away
    Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
  24. 2 Chronicles 30:6שׁ֚וּבוּ · return; וְיָשֹׁב֙ · so that He may return
    At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
  25. 2 Chronicles 30:8וְיָשֹׁ֥ב · will turn away
    Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.
  26. 2 Chronicles 30:9בְשׁוּבְכֶ֞ם · if you return; וְלָשׁ֖וּב · and will return; תָּשׁ֖וּבוּ · you return
    For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
  27. 2 Chronicles 31:1וַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּ · returned
    When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
  28. 2 Chronicles 32:21וַיָּשָׁב֩ · So he withdrew
    …and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
  29. 2 Chronicles 32:25הֵשִׁ֣יב · repay
    But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
  30. 2 Chronicles 33:3וַיָּ֗שָׁב · For he rebuilt
    For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
  31. 2 Chronicles 33:13וַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּ · So He brought him back
    And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
  32. 2 Chronicles 34:7וַיָּ֖שָׁב · Then he returned
    He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
  33. 2 Chronicles 34:16וַיָּ֨שֶׁב · reported
    Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.
  34. 2 Chronicles 34:28וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ · So they brought
    ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
  35. 2 Chronicles 36:13מִשּׁ֕וּב · against turning
    He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
  36. Ezra 2:1וַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּ · They returned
    Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
  37. Ezra 6:21הַשָּׁבִים֙ · who had returned
    The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
  38. Ezra 9:14הֲנָשׁוּב֙ · shall we again
    …shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?
  39. Ezra 10:14לְהָשִׁ֞יב · is turned away
    Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
  40. Nehemiah 1:9וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣ם · but [if] you return
    …but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’
  41. Nehemiah 2:6תָּשׁ֑וּב · will you return
    Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
  42. Nehemiah 2:15וָאָשׁ֗וּב · Then I headed back; וָאָשֽׁוּב׃
    …so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
  43. Nehemiah 2:20וָאָשִׁ֨יב · So I answered
    So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”