Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H7725: שׁוּב (shûwb) Definition

Strong's number
H7725
Lemma
שׁוּב
Transliteration
shûwb
Pronunciation
shoob
Strong's definition
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. a primitive root;

947 instances of the word שׁוּב shûwb (H7725)


  • 2 Samuel 19:14 - And he bowed the heart man of Judah man even as the heart of one so that they sent this word unto the king Return thou and all thy servants

  • 2 Samuel 19:15 - returned So the king and came Jordan And Judah and came to Gilgal to meet So the king over So the king Jordan

  • 2 Samuel 19:37 - I pray thee turn back again But behold thy servant that I may die in mine own city and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother But behold thy servant Chimham let him go over with my lord the king and do to him what shall seem good

  • 2 Samuel 19:39 - was come over And all the people Jordan And when the king was come over kissed And when the king Barzillai and blessed him and he returned unto his own place

  • 2 Samuel 19:43 - answered And the men of Israel And the men of Judah and said We have ten parts in the king have also more right in David and we than ye why then did ye despise And the words should not be first had in bringing back in the king were fiercer And the words And the men of Judah And the words And the men of Israel

  • 2 Samuel 20:22 - went Then the woman unto all the people in her wisdom And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and cast And Joab And he blew a trumpet and they retired from the city every man to his tent And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king

  • 2 Samuel 22:21 - rewarded The LORD me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed

  • 2 Samuel 22:25 - hath recompensed Therefore the LORD me according to my righteousness according to my cleanness in his eye sight

  • 2 Samuel 22:38 - I have pursued mine enemies and destroyed them and turned not again until I had consumed

  • 2 Samuel 23:10 - He arose and smote the Philistines until was weary and his hand clave and his hand unto the sword wrought and the LORD victory a great that day and the people returned after him only to spoil

  • 2 Samuel 24:13 - came So Gad to David and told him and said came unto him Shall seven years of famine in thy land thee or that there be three months or wilt thou flee before thine enemies while they pursue thee or that there be three days pestilence in thy land now advise and see I shall return to him that sent what answer

  • Amos 1:3 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have threshed with threshing instruments of iron Gilead

  • Amos 1:6 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they carried away captive captivity the whole to deliver them up to Edom

  • Amos 1:8 - And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon and I will turn mine hand against Ekron shall perish and the remnant of the Philistines saith the Lord GOD

  • Amos 1:9 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Tyrus and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they delivered up captivity the whole to Edom and remembered covenant not the brotherly

  • Amos 1:11 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because he did pursue with the sword his brother and did cast off all pity did tear perpetually and his anger his wrath and he kept for ever

  • Amos 1:13 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of the children of Ammon and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead that they might enlarge their border

  • Amos 2:1 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime

  • Amos 2:4 - Thus saith of the LORD For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have despised the law of the LORD his commandments and have not kept caused them to err and their lies have walked the which their fathers after

  • Amos 2:6 - Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they sold for silver the righteous and the poor for a pair of shoes