H7726 - שׁוֹבָב (shôwbâb)

H7726 שׁוֹבָב (shôwbâb) sho-bawb'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

turning back

Strong's Definition

apostate, i.e. idolatrous

Derivation: from H7725 (שׁוּב);

KJV Usage: backsliding, frowardly, turn away (from margin).

TWOT Reference: 2340c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוֹבָב shôbâb BDB Definition: 1) backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant Part of Speech: adjective A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7725 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2340c Total KJV Occurrences: 4

Bible Occurrences (4)

57:17

3:14 3:22 50:6

Isaiah 57:17

I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid [My face] in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.

Jeremiah 3:14

Return, O faithless children, declares the LORD, for I am your master, and I will take you — one from a city and two from a family — and bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 3:22

Return, O faithless children, [and] I will heal your faithlessness. Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 50:6

My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.