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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. Psalm 78:34וְ֝שָׁ֗בוּ · they repented
    When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
  2. Psalm 78:38לְהָשִׁ֣יב
    And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
  3. Psalm 78:39יָשֽׁוּב׃ · return
    He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
  4. Psalm 78:41וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּ · Again and again
    Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
  5. Psalm 79:12וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב · Pay back
    Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.
  6. Psalm 80:3הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּ · Restore us
    Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  7. Psalm 80:7הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּ · Restore us
    Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  8. Psalm 80:14שֽׁ֫וּב־ · Return
    Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
  9. Psalm 80:19הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּ · Restore us
    Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  10. Psalm 81:14אָשִׁ֥יב · and turn
    …how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
  11. Psalm 85:1שַׁ֝֗בְתָּ · You restored
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
  12. Psalm 85:3הֱ֝שִׁיב֗וֹתָ · You turned from
    You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
  13. Psalm 85:4שׁ֭וּבֵנוּ · Restore us
    Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
  14. Psalm 85:6תָּשׁ֣וּב · again
    Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
  15. Psalm 85:8יָשׁ֥וּבוּ · let them return
    I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  16. Psalm 89:43תָּ֭שִׁיב · bent
    You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
  17. Psalm 90:3תָּשֵׁ֣ב · You return; שׁ֣וּבוּ · Return
    You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
  18. Psalm 90:13שׁוּבָ֣ה · Return
    Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
  19. Psalm 94:2הָשֵׁ֥ב · render
    Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
  20. Psalm 94:15יָשׁ֣וּב · will again
    Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
  21. Psalm 94:23וַיָּ֤שֶׁב · He will bring
    He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
  22. Psalm 104:9יְ֝שׁוּב֗וּן · again
    You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
  23. Psalm 104:29יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ · and return
    When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
  24. Psalm 106:23לְהָשִׁ֥יב · to divert
    So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
  25. Psalm 116:7שׁוּבִ֣י · Return to your rest
    Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
  26. Psalm 116:12אָשִׁ֥יב · can I repay
    How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
  27. Psalm 119:59וָאָשִׁ֥יבָה · and turned
    I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
  28. Psalm 119:79יָשׁ֣וּבוּ · turn
    May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
  29. Psalm 126:1בְּשׁ֣וּב · restored
    A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
  30. Psalm 126:4שׁוּבָ֣ה · Restore
    Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
  31. Psalm 132:10תָּ֝שֵׁ֗ב · reject
    For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
  32. Psalm 132:11יָשׁ֪וּב · revoke
    The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
  33. Psalm 146:4יָשֻׁ֣ב · he returns
    When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
  34. Proverbs 1:23תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ · If you had repented
    If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
  35. Proverbs 2:19יְשׁוּב֑וּן · return
    None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
  36. Proverbs 3:28וָ֭שׁוּב · back
    Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
  37. Proverbs 12:14יָשׁוּב · returns
    By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
  38. Proverbs 15:1יָשִׁ֣יב · turns away
    A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
  39. Proverbs 17:13מֵשִׁ֣יב · If anyone returns
    If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
  40. Proverbs 18:13מֵשִׁ֣יב · He who answers
    He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
  41. Proverbs 19:24יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ · bring it back
    The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
  42. Proverbs 20:26וַיָּ֖שֶׁב · and drives
    A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
  43. Proverbs 22:21לְהָשִׁ֥יב · that you may
    …to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
  44. Proverbs 24:12וְהֵשִׁ֖יב · Will He not repay
    If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
  45. Proverbs 24:18וְהֵשִׁ֖יב · away
    …or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
  46. Proverbs 24:26מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב · given
    An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
  47. Proverbs 24:29אָשִׁ֖יב · I will repay
    Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
  48. Proverbs 25:10תָשֽׁוּב׃ · go away
    …lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
  49. Proverbs 25:13יָשִֽׁיב׃פ · he refreshes
    Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.