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)


  • Joshua 2:23 - returned So the two and descended from the mountain and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun and told him all things that befell

  • Joshua 4:18 - were come up And it came to pass when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the midst of Jordan were lifted up and the soles feet And it came to pass when the priests unto the dry land returned that the waters of Jordan unto their place as they did before over all his banks

  • Joshua 5:2 - At that time said the LORD unto Joshua Make knives thee sharp again and circumcise the children of Israel the second time

  • Joshua 6:14 - they compassed the city day And the second once and returned into the camp so they did six day

  • Joshua 7:3 - And they returned to Joshua and said go up and make not all the people thousand men but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai to labour and make not all the people thither for they are but few

  • Joshua 7:26 - And they raised heap of stones over him a great unto this day turned So the LORD from the fierceness of his anger was called Wherefore the name of that place The valley of Achor unto this day

  • Joshua 8:21 - And when Joshua and all Israel saw had taken that the ambush of the city ascended and that the smoke of the city then they turned again and slew the men of Ai

  • Joshua 8:24 - had made an end And it came to pass when Israel of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness wherein they chased them and when they were all fallen it with the edge of the sword until they were consumed returned And it came to pass when Israel of Ai and smote it with the edge of the sword

  • Joshua 8:26 - For Joshua back not his hand wherewith he stretched out the spear until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai

  • Joshua 10:15 - returned And Joshua and all Israel with him unto the camp to Gilgal

  • Joshua 10:21 - returned And all the people to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace none moved of the children of Israel against any his tongue

  • Joshua 10:38 - returned And Joshua and all Israel with him to Debir and fought

  • Joshua 10:43 - returned And Joshua and all Israel with him unto the camp to Gilgal

  • Joshua 11:10 - turned back And Joshua at that time and took Hazor the king and smote thereof with the sword Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms

  • Joshua 14:7 - old Forty years sent was I when Moses the servant of the LORD me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land again him word as it was in mine heart

  • Joshua 18:8 - arose And the men and walk charged and Joshua and walk and describe the land saying and walk and walk the land and describe it and come again to me that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh

  • Joshua 19:12 - And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor and then goeth out to Daberath and goeth up to Japhia

  • Joshua 19:27 - And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon and reacheth to Zebulun and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek and Neiel and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand

  • Joshua 19:29 - turneth And then the coast to Ramah city and to the strong Tyre turneth And then the coast to Hosah and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib

  • Joshua 19:34 - turneth And then the coast on the west side to Aznothtabor and goeth out from thence to Hukkok and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side to Asher and reacheth on the west side and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising