שׁוּב
shûwb(shoob)
“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”
1,108 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
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
Translated in KJV as
((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 allaversebring (again, back, home again)call (to mind)carry again (back)cease[idiom] certainlycome again (back)[idiom] consider[phrase] continuallyconvertdeliver (again)[phrase] denydraw backfetch home again[idiom] froget (oneself) (back) again[idiom] give (again)go again (back, home)(go) outhinderlet(see) more[idiom] needsbe past[idiom] paypervertpull in againput (again, up again)recallrecompenserecoverrefreshrelieverender (again)requiterescuerestoreretrieve(cause to, make to) returnreversereward[phrase] say naysend backset againslide backstill[idiom] surelytake back (off)(cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off)withdraw.
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”