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)


  • Numbers 35:25 - shall deliver And the congregation the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood shall restore And the congregation him to the city of his refuge whither he was fled and he shall abide in it unto the death priest of the high which was anointed oil with the holy

  • Numbers 35:28 - in the city of his refuge Because he should have remained the death priest of the high but after the death priest of the high shall return the slayer into the land of his possession

  • Numbers 35:32 - And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge that he should come again to dwell in the land until the death of the priest

  • Obadiah 1:15 - is near For the day of the LORD upon all the heathen as thou hast done as thou hast done unto thee thy reward shall return upon thine own head

  • Proverbs 1:23 - Turn you at my reproof behold I will pour out my spirit unto you I will make known my words

  • Proverbs 2:19 - None that go unto her return again neither take they hold of the paths of life

  • Proverbs 3:28 - Say not unto thy neighbour and come again and to morrow I will give when thou hast

  • Proverbs 12:14 - by the fruit of his mouth A man shall be satisfied with good and the recompence hands of a man's shall be rendered

  • Proverbs 15:1 - answer A soft turneth away wrath words but grievous stir up anger

  • Proverbs 17:13 - Whoso rewardeth evil for good shall not depart evil from his house

  • Proverbs 18:13 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame

  • Proverbs 19:24 - man hideth A slothful his hand in his bosom it to his mouth again

  • Proverbs 20:26 - scattereth the wicked king A wise and bringeth the wheel

  • Proverbs 22:21 - That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth that thou mightest answer of the words of truth to them that send

  • Proverbs 24:12 - If thou sayest Behold we knew it not doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it and he that keepeth thy soul Behold we knew it and shall not he render to every man according to his works

  • Proverbs 24:18 - see Lest the LORD it and it displease him and he turn away his wrath

  • Proverbs 24:26 - his lips Every man shall kiss that giveth answer a right

  • Proverbs 24:29 - Say not I will do not I will do to me I will render to the man according to his work

  • Proverbs 25:10 - it put thee to shame Lest he that heareth and thine infamy turn not away

  • Proverbs 25:13 - As the cold of snow in the time of harvest messenger so is a faithful to them that send the soul of his masters him for he refresheth