Quick Definition
to return: return
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
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: ((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.
TWOT Reference: 2340
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: return. : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: rescue. : rescue/restore 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: turn back. : turn_back/backslide 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: again. : again/constantly 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: pay. : pay/repay/revenge/reward 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: refuse. : refuse/turn(face) 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: reply. : reply 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: recall. : recall/turn(heart) 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: repent. : repent 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מְשׁוּבָה · שֹׁובֵב · שֹׁובָב · שׁוּבָה · שִׁיבָה · תְּשׁוּבָה · יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם · יָשָׁבְעָם · יָשׁוּב
Turn | verb qal
to turn around = action by which humans face a direction different from the one they were facing before
Turn | verb pi
to turn (someone) around = causative action by which deities cause humans to face a direction different from the one they were facing before
Turn | verb hif
to cause to turn, to roll = causative action by which humans cause a wheel to roll in a certain direction
Angry | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב אַף
to vent (one's) anger literally: to cause (one's) anger to turn (towards someone); hence: = action by which humans express their anger in words or actions
Angry | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב רוּחַ
to vent (one's) anger literally: to cause (one's) spirit to turn (towards someone); hence: = action by which humans express their anger in words
Associate | verb qal
to turn (to someone) literally: to turn (to someone); hence: = action by which humans or deities associate with other humans or deities, often to look for or to provide help and support
DEU 4:30 · DEU 30:2 · DEU 30:10 · JDG 11:8 · 1SA 7:3 · 1KI 8:33 · 1KI 8:48 · 1KI 12:27 · 1KI 12:27 · 2KI 23:25 · 2CH 6:38 · 2CH 15:4 · 2CH 30:6 · 2CH 30:6 · 2CH 30:9 · 2CH 30:9 · 2CH 36:13 · NEH 1:9 · JOB 22:23 · PSA 22:28 · PSA 51:15 · PSA 73:10 · PSA 119:79 · ISA 6:10 · ISA 9:12 · ISA 19:22 · ISA 31:6 · ISA 44:22 · ISA 55:7 · JER 3:1 · JER 3:1 · JER 3:7 · JER 3:7 · JER 3:10 · JER 3:12 · JER 3:14 · JER 3:22 · JER 4:1 · JER 4:1 · JER 5:3 · JER 15:19 · JER 15:19 · JER 15:19 · JER 24:7 · LAM 3:40 · LAM 5:21 · HOS 5:4 · HOS 6:1 · HOS 7:10 · HOS 7:16 · HOS 11:5 · HOS 12:7 · HOS 14:2 · HOS 14:3 · JOL 2:12 · JOL 2:13 · JOL 2:14 · AMO 4:6 · AMO 4:8 · AMO 4:9 · AMO 4:10 · AMO 4:11 · ZEC 1:3 · ZEC 1:3 · MAL 3:7 · MAL 3:7 · MAL 3:7
Associate | verb hif, verb qal, verb pi
to turn (someone) back (to someone) literally: to turn (someone to someone else); hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause other humans to associate with deities, often to look for help and support
Dissociate | verb qal, verb hif
to turn away (from someone) literally: to turn away (from someone); hence: = action by which humans or deities stop associating with other humans or deities
End | verb qal
to turn away, to come to an end, to cease, to subside literally: (an event) turns away (from someone); hence: = process by which a certain condition comes to an end
GEN 27:44 · GEN 27:45 · NUM 25:4 · 2CH 12:12 · 2CH 29:10 · 2CH 30:8 · JOB 14:13 · PRO 25:10 · ISA 5:25 · ISA 9:11 · ISA 9:16 · ISA 9:20 · ISA 10:4 · ISA 12:1 · JER 2:35 · JER 4:8 · JER 23:20 · JER 30:24 · DAN 9:16 · HOS 14:5
End | verb hif
to turn back, to revoke literally: to cause (an event) to turn away (from someone else); hence: = action by which deities cause a condition in which they are personally involved to come to an end
JOB 9:13 · PSA 78:38 · PRO 24:18 · AMO 1:3 · AMO 1:6 · AMO 1:8 · AMO 1:9 · AMO 1:11 · AMO 1:13 · AMO 2:1 · AMO 2:4 · AMO 2:6
End | verb hif
to (cause to) turn back, to cause to cease, to avert, to revoke literally: to cause (an event) to turn away (from someone else); hence: = causative action by which humans cause a certain condition in which they are not personally involved to come to an end
NUM 23:20 · NUM 25:11 · EZR 10:14 · PSA 106:23 · PRO 15:1 · PRO 29:8 · ISA 28:6 · ISA 43:13 · JER 2:24 · JER 18:20
Engage | verb qal
to turn (back) to, to engage (again) in literally: to turn (back) to (an activity); hence: = action by which humans engage in an activity; in most cases this is an activity in which they were engaged before
PSA 85:9 · PSA 116:7 · PRO 1:23 · ECC 1:6 · ECC 1:7 · ISA 23:17 · JER 8:4 · JER 8:6 · JER 11:10
Engage | verb hif | ≈ נכה
Collocation: שׁוב יָד
to take action (against) literally: to turn (one's) hand (against someone); hence: = action by which deities take action against humans, usually involving acts of punishment
Engage | verb hif
to turn (someone back) to literally: to cause to turn back (to an activity); hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to engage in an activity; in most cases this is an activity in which they were engaged before
Engage | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב רֶגֶל
to engage (in) literally: to turn (one's) feet (to an activity); hence: = action by which humans engage in a certain activity
Non-Engage | verb qal, verb hif
to turn back from, to give up, to retire from literally: to turn (from an activity); hence: = action by which humans or deities stop being engaged in a certain activity
EXO 32:12 · NUM 8:25 · NUM 14:43 · NUM 32:15 · DEU 13:18 · JOS 7:26 · JOS 22:16 · JOS 22:18 · JOS 22:23 · JOS 22:29 · 1SA 15:11 · 2SA 2:26 · 1KI 8:35 · 1KI 9:6 · 1KI 9:6 · 1KI 13:33 · 1KI 22:33 · 2KI 17:13 · 2KI 23:26 · 2CH 6:26 · 2CH 7:14 · NEH 9:35 · JOB 36:10 · PSA 6:5 · PSA 85:4 · PSA 90:13 · PSA 132:11 · ISA 1:27 · ISA 59:20 · JER 3:19 · JER 4:28 · JER 8:4 · JER 15:7 · JER 18:8 · JER 18:11 · JER 23:14 · JER 25:5 · JER 26:3 · JER 32:40 · JER 35:15 · JER 36:3 · JER 36:7 · JER 44:5 · EZK 3:19 · EZK 3:20 · EZK 13:22 · EZK 18:21 · EZK 18:23 · EZK 18:24 · EZK 18:26 · EZK 18:27 · EZK 18:28 · EZK 18:30 · EZK 33:9 · EZK 33:9 · EZK 33:11 · EZK 33:11 · EZK 33:11 · EZK 33:12 · EZK 33:14 · EZK 33:18 · EZK 33:19 · DAN 9:13 · JON 3:8 · JON 3:9 · JON 3:10 · MIC 2:8 · ZEC 1:4
Non-Engage | verb hif
to make (someone) give up, to hinder literally: to cause (someone else) to turn (from an activity); hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans or deities to stop being engaged in a certain activity
JOB 9:12 · JOB 11:10 · JOB 23:13 · ISA 44:25 · JER 23:22 · MAL 2:6
Non-Engage | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב פָּנֶה
to give up literally: to turn (one's) face (from an activity); hence: = action by which humans stop being engaged in a certain activity
Non-Engage | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב יָד · שׁוב יָמִין
to stay one's hand, to abstain (from) literally: to turn (one's) hand (from an activity); hence: = action by which humans keep themselves from engaging in a certain activity
Non-Engage | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב רֶגֶל
to refrain (from) literally: to turn (one's) feet (from an activity); hence: = action by which humans keep themselves from engaging in a certain activity
Non-Engage | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב סֵפֶר
to revoke literally: to cause a letter to come back; hence: = causative action by which humans declare a letter that they have sent null and void, as if it has not been sent
Fail | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב צוּר חֶרֶב
to cause (someone) to fail in battle literally: to turn the blade of (someone's) sword; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to fail in battle
Move | verb qal
to move backwards = process by which something moves backwards
Move | verb qal
Collocation: שׁוב אָחֹור
to move backwards literally: to move back; hence: = process by which humans move backwards without turning around
Move | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב אָחֹור
to push backwards literally: to cause (someone) to move back; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to stop advancing and move backwards instead
Move | verb qal
to turn back literally: to turn; hence: = action by which humans stop moving into a certain direction and start moving back into the direction they came from
GEN 14:7 · EXO 14:2 · NUM 33:7 · JOS 8:21 · JOS 11:10 · JDG 3:19 · JDG 20:48 · RUT 1:11 · RUT 1:12 · RUT 1:15 · RUT 1:15 · RUT 1:16 · 1SA 15:31 · 2SA 11:15 · 2SA 22:38 · 1KI 19:15 · 2KI 2:13 · 2KI 9:18 · 2KI 9:20 · 2KI 15:20 · 2KI 18:14 · 2CH 18:32 · NEH 2:15 · JOB 39:22 · PSA 6:11 · PSA 9:4 · PSA 18:38 · PSA 56:10 · PSA 60:2 · PSA 70:4 · PSA 74:21 · PRO 30:30 · ISA 37:8 · JER 40:5 · JER 41:14 · DAN 11:30 · DAN 11:30
Move | verb qal
to come back literally: to turn; hence: = process by which objects move back into the direction they came from
GEN 43:18 · EXO 14:26 · EXO 14:27 · EXO 14:28 · JOS 4:18 · JDG 15:19 · 1SA 5:11 · 1KI 17:21 · 1KI 17:22 · PSA 78:39 · PSA 104:9 · PRO 26:27 · ECC 12:2 · ECC 12:7 · ISA 55:10 · EZK 21:10 · HOS 2:11
Move | verb qal
to return, to come back literally: to turn; hence: = action by which animals, humans, or deities move back to a location where they have been before
GEN 8:7 · GEN 8:9 · GEN 8:12 · GEN 14:17 · GEN 15:16 · GEN 16:9 · GEN 18:10 · GEN 18:10 · GEN 18:14 · GEN 18:33 · GEN 21:32 · GEN 22:5 · GEN 22:19 · GEN 28:21 · GEN 31:3 · GEN 31:13 · GEN 32:1 · GEN 32:7 · GEN 32:10 · GEN 33:16 · GEN 37:29 · GEN 37:30 · GEN 38:22 · GEN 42:24 · GEN 43:2 · GEN 43:10 · GEN 43:13 · GEN 44:13 · GEN 44:25 · GEN 50:5 · GEN 50:14 · EXO 4:18 · EXO 4:18 · EXO 4:19 · EXO 4:20 · EXO 4:21 · EXO 5:22 · EXO 13:17 · EXO 24:14 · EXO 32:27 · EXO 32:31 · EXO 33:11 · EXO 34:31 · LEV 14:39 · LEV 22:13 · LEV 25:10 · LEV 25:10 · LEV 25:13 · LEV 25:27 · LEV 25:28 · LEV 25:41 · LEV 25:41 · NUM 10:36 · NUM 13:25 · NUM 14:3 · NUM 14:4 · NUM 14:36 · NUM 17:15 · NUM 22:34 · NUM 23:5 · NUM 23:6 · NUM 23:16 · NUM 24:25 · NUM 32:18 · NUM 32:22 · NUM 35:28 · NUM 35:32 · DEU 1:45 · DEU 3:20 · DEU 5:30 · DEU 17:16 · DEU 20:5 · DEU 20:6 · DEU 20:7 · DEU 20:8 · DEU 24:19 · JOS 1:15 · JOS 2:16 · JOS 2:22 · JOS 2:23 · JOS 6:14 · JOS 7:3 · JOS 8:24 · JOS 10:15 · JOS 10:21 · JOS 10:38 · JOS 10:43 · JOS 18:8 · JOS 20:6 · JOS 22:8 · JOS 22:9 · JOS 22:32 · JDG 6:18 · JDG 7:3 · JDG 7:3 · JDG 7:15 · JDG 8:9 · JDG 8:13 · JDG 11:31 · JDG 11:39 · JDG 14:8 · JDG 18:26 · JDG 21:14 · JDG 21:23 · RUT 1:6 · RUT 1:7 · RUT 1:8 · RUT 1:10 · RUT 1:22 · RUT 1:22 · RUT 2:6 · RUT 4:3 · 1SA 1:19 · 1SA 3:5 · 1SA 3:6 · 1SA 6:16 · 1SA 9:5 · 1SA 15:25 · 1SA 15:26 · 1SA 15:30 · 1SA 17:15 · 1SA 17:53 · 1SA 17:57 · 1SA 18:2 · 1SA 18:6 · 1SA 23:23 · 1SA 23:28 · 1SA 24:2 · 1SA 25:12 · 1SA 26:21 · 1SA 26:25 · 1SA 27:9 · 1SA 29:4 · 1SA 29:7 · 1SA 29:11 · 1SA 30:12 · 2SA 1:1 · 2SA 2:30 · 2SA 3:16 · 2SA 3:16 · 2SA 3:27 · 2SA 6:20 · 2SA 8:13 · 2SA 10:5 · 2SA 10:14 · 2SA 11:4 · 2SA 12:23 · 2SA 12:31 · 2SA 15:19 · 2SA 15:20 · 2SA 15:27 · 2SA 15:34 · 2SA 17:3 · 2SA 17:20 · 2SA 18:16 · 2SA 19:15 · 2SA 19:16 · 2SA 19:38 · 2SA 19:40 · 2SA 20:22 · 2SA 23:10 · 1KI 2:41 · 1KI 12:5 · 1KI 12:12 · 1KI 12:20 · 1KI 12:24 · 1KI 13:9 · 1KI 13:10 · 1KI 13:16 · 1KI 13:17 · 1KI 13:19 · 1KI 13:22 · 1KI 18:43 · 1KI 19:7 · 1KI 19:20 · 1KI 19:21 · 1KI 20:5 · 1KI 22:17 · 1KI 22:28 · 1KI 22:28 · 2KI 1:5 · 2KI 1:5 · 2KI 1:6 · 2KI 2:18 · 2KI 2:25 · 2KI 3:27 · 2KI 4:22 · 2KI 4:31 · 2KI 4:38 · 2KI 5:15 · 2KI 7:8 · 2KI 7:15 · 2KI 8:3 · 2KI 8:29 · 2KI 9:15 · 2KI 9:36 · 2KI 14:14 · 2KI 19:7 · 2KI 19:8 · 2KI 19:33 · 2KI 19:36 · 2KI 20:5 · 2KI 23:20 · 1CH 19:5 · 1CH 20:3 · 2CH 10:2 · 2CH 10:5 · 2CH 10:12 · 2CH 11:4 · 2CH 11:4 · 2CH 14:14 · 2CH 18:16 · 2CH 18:26 · 2CH 18:27 · 2CH 18:27 · 2CH 19:1 · 2CH 19:8 · 2CH 20:27 · 2CH 20:27 · 2CH 22:6 · 2CH 25:10 · 2CH 25:24 · 2CH 28:15 · 2CH 30:9 · 2CH 31:1 · 2CH 32:21 · 2CH 34:7 · EZR 2:1 · EZR 6:21 · NEH 2:6 · NEH 2:15 · NEH 4:6 · NEH 4:9 · NEH 7:6 · NEH 8:17 · NEH 9:17 · EST 2:14 · EST 6:12 · EST 7:8 · JOB 1:21 · JOB 7:10 · JOB 10:21 · JOB 15:22 · JOB 16:22 · JOB 39:4 · PSA 9:18 · PSA 59:7 · PSA 59:15 · PSA 80:15 · PRO 2:19 · PRO 3:28 · PRO 26:11 · SNG 7:1 · SNG 7:1 · SNG 7:1 · SNG 7:1 · ISA 10:21 · ISA 10:22 · ISA 21:12 · ISA 35:10 · ISA 37:7 · ISA 37:34 · ISA 37:37 · ISA 51:11 · ISA 52:8 · ISA 63:17 · JER 14:3 · JER 22:10 · JER 22:11 · JER 22:27 · JER 22:27 · JER 30:10 · JER 31:8 · JER 31:16 · JER 31:17 · JER 31:21 · JER 31:21 · JER 37:7 · JER 37:8 · JER 40:5 · JER 40:12 · JER 43:5 · JER 44:14 · JER 44:14 · JER 44:14 · JER 44:28 · JER 46:16 · JER 46:27 · JER 50:9 · EZK 1:14 · EZK 7:13 · EZK 35:7 · EZK 46:9 · EZK 47:7 · DAN 10:20 · DAN 11:9 · DAN 11:28 · DAN 11:28 · DAN 11:29 · HOS 2:9 · HOS 5:15 · HOS 7:16 · HOS 8:13 · HOS 9:3 · HOS 11:5 · MIC 5:2 · ZEC 1:16 · ZEC 4:1 · ZEC 7:14 · ZEC 8:3 · ZEC 9:8 · ZEC 9:12 · ZEC 10:9
Move | verb hif, verb hof
to take back, to bring back, to return, to put back, to restore (something) literally: to turn; hence: = causative action by which animals, humans, deities cause (other) animals, humans, or objects to move back to a location where they have been before
GEN 14:16 · GEN 14:16 · GEN 20:7 · GEN 20:7 · GEN 20:14 · GEN 24:5 · GEN 24:5 · GEN 24:6 · GEN 24:8 · GEN 28:15 · GEN 29:3 · GEN 37:22 · GEN 42:25 · GEN 42:28 · GEN 42:37 · GEN 43:12 · GEN 43:12 · GEN 43:21 · GEN 44:8 · GEN 48:21 · EXO 10:8 · EXO 15:19 · EXO 21:34 · EXO 22:25 · EXO 23:4 · EXO 23:4 · EXO 34:35 · LEV 5:23 · NUM 17:25 · NUM 18:9 · NUM 35:25 · DEU 17:16 · DEU 22:1 · DEU 22:1 · DEU 22:2 · DEU 24:13 · DEU 24:13 · DEU 28:68 · JDG 11:9 · JDG 17:3 · JDG 17:3 · JDG 17:4 · JDG 19:3 · RUT 1:21 · 1SA 5:3 · 1SA 6:7 · 1SA 6:21 · 1SA 12:3 · 1SA 29:4 · 1SA 30:19 · 2SA 3:26 · 2SA 14:13 · 2SA 14:21 · 2SA 15:8 · 2SA 15:20 · 2SA 15:25 · 2SA 15:25 · 2SA 15:29 · 2SA 17:3 · 2SA 19:11 · 2SA 19:12 · 2SA 19:13 · 2SA 19:44 · 1KI 8:34 · 1KI 13:18 · 1KI 13:20 · 1KI 13:23 · 1KI 13:26 · 1KI 13:29 · 1KI 14:28 · 1KI 22:26 · 2KI 3:4 · 2KI 20:11 · 1CH 21:27 · 2CH 6:25 · 2CH 12:11 · 2CH 18:25 · 2CH 24:11 · 2CH 25:13 · 2CH 28:11 · 2CH 33:13 · NEH 13:9 · JOB 20:18 · JOB 39:12 · PSA 68:23 · PSA 68:23 · ISA 38:8 · ISA 49:6 · JER 12:15 · JER 16:15 · JER 23:3 · JER 24:6 · JER 27:16 · JER 27:22 · JER 28:3 · JER 28:4 · JER 28:6 · JER 29:10 · JER 29:14 · JER 30:3 · JER 32:37 · JER 34:11 · JER 34:16 · JER 34:22 · JER 37:20 · JER 38:26 · JER 41:16 · JER 41:16 · JER 42:12 · JER 50:19 · EZK 21:35 · EZK 29:14 · EZK 34:4 · EZK 34:16 · EZK 39:27 · EZK 44:1 · EZK 47:1 · EZK 47:6 · JON 1:13 · ZEC 10:10
Move | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב פָּנֶה
to turn back (towards) literally: to turn (one's) face back towards (something); hence: = action by which humans decide to turn back and return to the place thy came from
Move | verb pi
to cause to roam exact meaning unsure; possible: = causative action by which humans in authority cause other humans move from place to place in a certain area
Act | verb pi
to lead astray, to mislead literally: to cause to turn; hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to pursue a wrong course of events
Alive | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב נֶפֶשׁ מִן־שַׁחַת
to bring (someone) back to life literally: to bring back (someone's) life from the pit; hence: = causative action by which deities brings humans back to life
Alive | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב
to bring (someone) back (to life) literally: to bring (someone) back; hence: = causative action by which humans bring (other) humans back (from sheol)
Attribute | verb qal
to be restored literally: to come back; hence: = process by which an object is restored to its former condition
EXO 4:7 · 1KI 13:6 · 1KI 13:6 · 2KI 5:10 · 2KI 5:14 · EZK 16:55 · EZK 16:55 · EZK 16:55
Blow | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב רוּחַ
to recover (one's) breath = process by which humans get the rest needed in order to be able to breathe evenly
Control | verb hif
to restore (to one's control) literally: to cause to return to oneself; hence: = action by which humans regain control over something
Control | verb hif
to restore (to someone's control) literally: to cause to return (to someone); hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to regain control over something
2KI 14:22 · 2KI 14:28 · 2KI 16:6 · 2CH 26:2 · NEH 5:11 · NEH 5:12 · ISA 42:22 · ZEC 9:12
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: עָפָר שׁוב עַל־אֶרֶץ
dust returns to the earth, to pass away, to die literally: dust returns to the earth; hence: = process by which humans die and their body decomposes and they become one with the earth
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: שׁוב אֶל־אֲדָמָה · שׁוב לַאֲדָמָה
to return to soil, to pass away, to die literally: to return to the soil; hence: = process by which humans die and their body decomposes and they become one with the earth
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: שׁוב אֶל־עָפָר · שׁוב עַל־עָפָר
to return to dust, to pass away, to die literally: to return to dust; hence: = process by which humans die and their body decomposes and they become one with the earth
GEN 3:19 · JOB 34:15 · PSA 104:29 · ECC 3:20
Dead | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב עַד דַּכָּא
to make (someone) return to dust, to cause (someone) to die literally: to bring back until dust; hence: = causative process by which deities cause humans to die so that their body decomposes and they become one with the earth
Dead | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב אֶל־עָפָר
to make (someone) return to dust, to cause (someone) to die literally: to bring back to dust; hence: = causative process by which deities cause humans to die so that their body decomposes and they become one with the earth
Dead | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב מָוֶת
to bring to death literally: to cause (someone) to return to death; hence: = causative process by which deities cause humans to die
Different | verb qal
to change, to turn into = process by which an object changes into something else
Engage | verb qal
to return literally: to come back; hence: = process by which a certain former relation is restored
Engage | verb qal
to restore literally: to come back; hence: = action by which humans reengage in an activity that they had been engaging in before
Engage | verb hif
to restore literally: to bring back; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities restore a certain former condition or relation
Fail | verb qal
to return empty literally: to return (without having reached its goal); = process by which an object or event fails to reach its intended goal
Frequency | verb qal
to happen again
GEN 26:18 · GEN 30:31 · LEV 13:16 · NUM 11:4 · DEU 24:4 · DEU 30:3 · DEU 30:8 · DEU 30:9 · JOS 5:2 · JDG 8:33 · JDG 19:7 · 1KI 12:24 · 1KI 13:33 · 1KI 19:6 · 2KI 1:11 · 2KI 1:13 · 2KI 4:35 · 2KI 13:25 · 2KI 19:9 · 2KI 21:3 · 2CH 6:24 · 2CH 19:4 · 2CH 33:3 · EZR 9:14 · NEH 9:28 · JOB 7:7 · JOB 10:16 · JOB 17:10 · PSA 71:20 · PSA 71:20 · PSA 78:41 · PSA 85:7 · ECC 4:1 · ECC 4:7 · ECC 5:14 · ECC 9:11 · ISA 6:13 · JER 12:15 · JER 18:4 · JER 36:28 · LAM 3:3 · EZK 8:6 · EZK 8:13 · EZK 8:15 · EZK 8:17 · DAN 9:25 · DAN 11:10 · DAN 11:13 · HOS 11:9 · HOS 14:8 · MIC 7:19 · ZEC 5:1 · ZEC 6:1 · ZEC 8:15 · MAL 1:4 · MAL 3:18
Happen | verb qal
to return, to come back, to happen again literally: to come back; hence: = process by which a certain event happens once more
Happen | verb hif
to bring back, to restore literally: to bring back; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities cause an event to take place that has happened before
Happen | verb hif
to repay, to pay back, to punish, to reward literally: to send back (to someone); hence: = causative process by which humans or deities case (other) humans or deities to receive the appropriate return for their actions, which can be either good or bad
GEN 50:15 · GEN 50:15 · JDG 9:56 · 1SA 25:21 · 1SA 25:39 · 1SA 26:23 · 2SA 16:8 · 2SA 16:12 · 2SA 22:21 · 2SA 22:25 · 2CH 6:23 · 2CH 32:25 · PSA 18:21 · PSA 18:25 · PSA 28:4 · PSA 54:7 · PSA 94:2 · PSA 94:23 · PSA 116:12 · PRO 17:13 · PRO 24:12 · PRO 24:29 · LAM 3:64 · DAN 11:18 · HOS 4:9 · HOS 12:3 · HOS 12:15 · JOL 4:4 · JOL 4:7
Chastise | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב אֶל־חֵיק
to pay back literally: to send back to (someone's) bosom; hence: = causative process by which deities cause humans to receive the appropriate return for their evil actions, which are mostly evil
Chastise | verb qal
Collocation: שׁוב בְּרֹאשׁ · שׁוב עַל־רֹאשׁ
to be repaid, to be paid back, to be punished literally: to come back on (someone's) head; hence: = process by which humans receive the appropriate return for their actions, which are mostly evil
Chastise | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב אֶל־רֹאשׁ · שׁוב בְּרֹאשׁ · שׁוב עַל־רֹאשׁ
to repay, to pay back, to punish literally: to send back on (someone's) head; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities case (other) humans to receive the appropriate return for their actions, which are mostly evil
Whole | verb qal
to be restored literally: to return (to a former state); hence: = process by which an object is restored to its original state
Whole | verb qal, verb pi, verb hif
to restore literally: to bring back (something into its former state); hence: = causative action by which humans restore an object to its original state
2SA 8:3 · 2KI 14:25 · ISA 58:12 · EZK 38:8 · DAN 9:25 · NAM 2:3
Know | Think | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב אֶל־לֵב · שׁוב אֶל־לֵבָב
to take to heart, to keep in mind, to call to mind literally: to bring (a matter) back to (one's) heart; hence: = action by which humans store information in their minds and continue to reflect on it
DEU 4:39 · DEU 30:1 · 1KI 8:47 · 2CH 6:37 · ISA 44:19 · ISA 46:8 · LAM 3:21
Possess | verb qal
to return (in someone's possession) literally: to come back (to someone); hence: process by which humans regain possession of something that they used to have in possession before
Possess | verb hif
to restore (in someone's possession) literally: to bring back (to someone); hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to regain possession of something that they used to have in possession before
JDG 11:13 · 2SA 9:7 · 1KI 20:34 · 2KI 8:6 · JOB 20:10 · PSA 69:5 · EZK 18:7 · EZK 18:12 · EZK 33:15
Non-Possess | verb hif, verb hof
to pay literally: to bring back; hence: = action by which humans give other humans the equivalent for goods received or owed, either in monetary value or in kind
LEV 25:27 · LEV 25:28 · LEV 25:51 · LEV 25:52 · LEV 26:26 · NUM 5:7 · NUM 5:8 · NUM 5:8 · 1SA 6:3 · 1SA 6:3 · 1SA 6:4 · 1SA 6:8 · 1SA 6:17 · 2KI 17:3 · 2CH 27:5 · PSA 72:10 · EZK 27:15
Quantity
to recede literally: to come back; = process by which a substance is reduced in quantity and therefore in volume
Relief | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב נָקָם
to take vengeance literally: to bring back vengeance; hence: = causative action by which deities find relief from their anger by inflicting punishment
Role | verb hif
to restore (someone to a position) literally: to bring back; hence: = causative actions by which deities or humans in a position of authority appoint (other) humans to a function that they used to have in the past
Safe
to restore literally: to bring back; hence: = causative action by which deities restore the well-being of an indivual or group
PSA 60:3 · PSA 80:4 · PSA 80:8 · PSA 80:20 · PSA 85:5 · JER 15:19 · JER 31:18
Safe | verb qal, verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב שְׁבוּת · שׁוב שִׁיבָה
to restore the fortunes (of a nation) = causative action by which deities restore the well-being of an indivual or group
DEU 30:3 · JOB 42:10 · PSA 14:7 · PSA 53:7 · PSA 85:2 · PSA 126:1 · PSA 126:4 · JER 29:14 · JER 30:3 · JER 30:18 · JER 31:23 · JER 32:44 · JER 33:7 · JER 33:11 · JER 33:26 · JER 48:47 · JER 49:6 · JER 49:39 · LAM 2:14 · EZK 16:53 · EZK 29:14 · EZK 39:25 · HOS 6:11 · JOL 4:1 · AMO 9:14 · ZEP 2:7 · ZEP 3:20
Safe | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב נֶפֶשׁ
to restore (someone's) life literally: to bring back (one's) self; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities restore a sense of well-being to (other) humans, which may extend from feeling refreshed after a good meal to feeling contented because of a major change in one's life situation
RUT 4:15 · PSA 19:8 · PSA 23:3 · PSA 35:17 · PRO 25:13 · LAM 1:11 · LAM 1:16 · LAM 1:19
Speak | verb hif
to respond, to answer literally: to bring back; hence: = action by which humans or deities respond to (other) humans or deities in a direct conversation
JDG 5:29 · 2CH 10:16 · EST 4:13 · EST 4:15 · JOB 13:22 · JOB 20:2 · JOB 31:14 · JOB 32:14 · JOB 33:5 · JOB 33:32 · JOB 35:4 · JOB 40:4 · PRO 22:21 · PRO 24:26 · PRO 26:16 · HAB 2:1
Speak | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב דָּבָר
to respond, to bring back word, to report literally: to bring back word; hence: = action by which humans respond to (other) humans or deities in a direct conversation
GEN 37:14 · EXO 19:8 · NUM 13:26 · NUM 22:8 · DEU 1:22 · DEU 1:25 · JOS 14:7 · JOS 22:32 · 1SA 17:30 · 2SA 3:11 · 2SA 24:13 · 1KI 2:30 · 1KI 12:6 · 1KI 12:9 · 1KI 12:16 · 1KI 20:9 · 2KI 22:9 · 2KI 22:20 · 1CH 21:12 · 2CH 10:6 · 2CH 10:9 · 2CH 34:16 · 2CH 34:28 · NEH 2:20 · NEH 6:4 · PRO 18:13 · PRO 27:11 · ISA 41:28 · EZK 9:11
Stance | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב יָד
to put (one's) hand again literally: to bring back (one's) hand; hence: = action by which humans move their hand to the place where they held it before
EXO 4:7 · EXO 4:7 · 1SA 14:27 · PRO 19:24 · PRO 26:15 · JER 6:9
Stance | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב יָד
to draw back (one's) hand literally: to bring back (one's) hand; hence: = action by which humans draw back their hand that had been streched out before
Stance
to cause (someone) to draw back (his) hand literally: to move (someone else's hand); hence: = causative action by which humans cause deities to draw back their hand that had been stretched out before
Reconcile | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב לֵב
to reconcile literally: to turn (someone's) heart (in a certain direction); hence: = causative action by which humans heal a damaged or strained relationship between two parties
MAL 3:24
Space | verb qal
to turn = state in which the boundary of an area changes direction and continues into a different direction
Think | verb qal, verb hif | ≈ נחם
to change (one's) mind, to repent, to relent literally: to turn; hence: = process by which humans or deities change their mind about a certain matter, ► which usually results in a different course of action
JOS 23:12 · JOS 23:12 · JOS 24:20 · JDG 2:19 · JDG 11:35 · 1KI 8:47 · 2KI 24:1 · 2CH 6:37 · 2CH 7:19 · NEH 9:28 · JOB 6:29 · JOB 6:29 · PSA 7:13 · JER 8:5 · JER 31:18 · JER 31:19 · JER 34:11 · JER 34:15 · JER 34:16 · EZK 14:6 · EZK 18:30 · EZK 18:32 · HOS 3:5 · JON 3:9 · ZEC 1:6
Unwilling | verb hif
Collocation: שׁוב פָּנֶה
to refuse, to rebuff literally: to turn away (someone else's) face; hence: = action by which humans or deities show their unwillingness to interact with (other) humans and honor their wishes
1KI 2:16 · 1KI 2:17 · 1KI 2:20 · 1KI 2:20 · 2KI 18:24 · 2CH 6:42 · PSA 132:10 · ISA 36:9
1 PSA 73:10 MT-K ישׁיב | MT-Q יָשׁוּב 2 HOS 7:16 RSV NJB NRSV "they turn (to)" NIV "they do (not) turn (to) = [1g] | NJPS "they come back" ESV "they return" = [1cc] 3 JER 3:19 MT-K תשׁובו | MT-Q תָשׁוּבִי 4 EZK 18:28 MT-K וישׁוב | MT-Q וַיָּשָׁב 5 EZK 18:17 MT HOTTP-B מֵעָנִי NJPS "(oppressing) the poor" | RSV NRSV "from iniquity" NIV "from sin" NJB "from evil" REB "(shuns) injustice" GNT CEV "(refuses to do) evil" = מעול 6 2CH 19:8 NJPS "they returned" = [1cc] | RSV ESV "had their seat" NIV NJB "lived" = [1yyy] 7 NEH 4:6 MT HOTTP-B NJPS "you shall come back" ESV "you must return" = [1cc] | RSV NRSV "they live" REB "they lived" = [1yyy] 8 NEH 4:9 MT-K ונשׁוב | MT-Q וַנָּשָׁב 9 JDG 19:3 MT-K להשׁיבו | MT-Q לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ 10 JOB 39:12 · PRO 12:14 · PSA 54:7 MT-K ישׁוב | MT-Q יָשִׁיב 11 JER 50:6 MT-K שׁובבים | MT-Q שֹׁובְבוּם 12 2SA 8:3 The sense of the verb depends on the interpretation of its direct object: NJPS NRSV REB CEV "monument" | RSV ESV "power" NIV GNT "control" 13 JER 33:26 · JER 49:39 · JOL 4:1 MT-K אשׁוב | MT-Q אָשִׁיב 14 JOB 6:29 MT-K ושׁבי | MT-Q וְשֻׁבוּ 15 LAM 5:21 MT-K ונשׁוב | MT-Q וְנָשׁוּבָה 16 2CH 34:9 MT-K וישׁבי RSV NIV NRSV NJB REB ESV "inhabitants" | MT-Q וַיָּשֻׁבוּ 17 EZK 35:9 MT-K תישׁבנה | MT-Q תָשֹׁבְנָה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שׁוּב 1056 vb. turn back, return Qal 683;—turn back, return: turn back
return, come or go back
esp. return unto
of dying
of revival from death
fig. of human relations: return to leader, king
= change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)
turn, i.e. resort to
return to a physical condition
abs. = change course of action
fig., specif. of spiritual relations: turn back from God = apostatize
of י׳, turn away
turn back to God (= seek penitently)
abs. repent
turn back from evil
of י׳
of י׳, return (to shew favour)
of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):
denoting repetition, etc.
trans.
Pō‛l. bring back
fig. restore, refresh
restore, repair
lead away (enticingly)
shew turning = apostatize
Hiph. 353 cause to return, bring back
bring back into bondage
put back
= draw back
= give back, restore
= relinguish
= give in payment, requital
bring one back (from dead)
bring back heart
= refresh
bring back words of people
bring back (in retribution) upon
pay as recompense
turn back, backward = repel, defeat
turn away face
late, turn toward, acc. face
turn against
bring back to mind, take into consideration
= shew a turning away from your idols (i.e. turn away)
reverse, revoke = repel, defeat
Hoph. my money has been returned
base