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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. Job 33:25יָ֝שׁ֗וּב · he returns
    …then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
  2. Job 33:26וַיָּ֥שֶׁב · and God restores
    He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
  3. Job 33:30לְהָשִׁ֣יב · to bring back
    …to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
  4. Job 33:32הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי · answer me
    But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
  5. Job 34:15יָשֽׁוּב׃ · would return
    …all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
  6. Job 35:4אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣ · will reply
    I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
  7. Job 36:10יְשֻׁב֥וּן · they turn
    He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
  8. Job 39:4שָׁ֥בוּ · return
    Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
  9. Job 39:12יָשׁוּב · bring in
    Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
  10. Job 39:22יָ֝שׁ֗וּב · turn back
    He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
  11. Job 40:4אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ · can I reply to You
    “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
  12. Job 42:10שָׁ֚ב · restored
    After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
  13. Psalm 6:4שׁוּבָ֣ה · Turn
    Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
  14. Psalm 6:10יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּ · they will turn back
    All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
  15. Psalm 7:7שֽׁוּבָה׃ · take Your seat
    Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
  16. Psalm 7:12יָ֭שׁוּב · repent
    If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
  17. Psalm 7:16יָשׁ֣וּב · recoils
    His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
  18. Psalm 9:3בְּשׁוּב־ · retreat
    When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
  19. Psalm 9:17יָשׁ֣וּבוּ · will return
    The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
  20. Psalm 14:7בְּשׁ֣וּב · restores
    Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
  21. Psalm 18:20יָשִׁ֥יב · He has repaid me
    The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
  22. Psalm 18:24וַיָּֽשֶׁב־ · has repaid
    So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
  23. Psalm 18:37אָ֝שׁוּב · turn back
    I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
  24. Psalm 19:7מְשִׁ֣יבַת · reviving
    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  25. Psalm 22:27וְיָשֻׁ֣בוּ · and turn
    All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  26. Psalm 23:3יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב · He restores
    He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
  27. Psalm 23:6וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י · and I will dwell
    Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
  28. Psalm 28:4הָשֵׁ֖ב · bring back
    Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
  29. Psalm 35:13תָשֽׁוּב׃ · returned
    Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
  30. Psalm 35:17הָשִׁ֣יבָה · Rescue
    How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  31. Psalm 44:10תְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּ · You have made us retreat
    You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.
  32. Psalm 51:12הָשִׁ֣יבָה · Restore
    Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
  33. Psalm 51:13יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ · will return
    Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
  34. Psalm 53:6בְּשׁ֣וּב · restores
    Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
  35. Psalm 54:5יָשׁוֹב · He will reward
    He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
  36. Psalm 56:9יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ · will retreat
    Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
  37. Psalm 59:6יָשׁ֣וּבוּ · They return
    They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
  38. Psalm 59:14וְיָשׁ֣וּבוּ · They return
    They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
  39. Psalm 60:1וַיָּ֤שָׁב · returned; תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב · restore
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
  40. Psalm 68:22אָשִׁ֑יב · I will retrieve [them]; אָ֝שִׁ֗יב · I will bring [them] up
    The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,
  41. Psalm 69:4אָשִֽׁיב׃ · I must repay
    Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
  42. Psalm 70:3יָ֭שׁוּבוּ · retreat
    May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
  43. Psalm 71:20תָּשׁ֥וּב · once again; תָּשׁ֥וּב · back up
    Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
  44. Psalm 72:10יָשִׁ֑יבוּ · bring
    May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
  45. Psalm 73:10יָשִׁיב · return
    So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
  46. Psalm 74:11תָשִׁ֣יב · do You withdraw
    Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
  47. Psalm 74:21יָשֹׁ֣ב · retreat
    Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.