Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H7725: שׁוּב

shûwb · pronounced shoob · “to return: return”

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

KJV translates it 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 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.

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

: 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

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H7725 is translated

  • he returned ×77
  • return ×76
  • they returned ×41
  • he will return ×35
  • you will return ×30
  • ! ×28
  • they will return ×27
  • turn back ×26
  • it ×22
  • it will return ×22
  • i will return ×20
  • them ×19

Bible verses with H7725 (shûwb)

Shûwb appears in 952 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 3:19

    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.

  • Genesis 8:3

    And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

  • Genesis 8:7

    And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

  • Genesis 8:9

    But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

  • Genesis 8:12

    And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

  • Genesis 14:7

    And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.

  • Genesis 14:16

    And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

  • Genesis 14:17

    And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.

  • Genesis 15:16

    But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

  • Genesis 16:9

    And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

  • Genesis 18:10

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • Genesis 18:14

    Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

  • Genesis 18:33

    And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

  • Genesis 20:7

    Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

  • Genesis 20:14

    And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

  • Genesis 21:32

    Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • Genesis 22:5

    And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

  • Genesis 22:19

    So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer–sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer–sheba.

  • Genesis 24:5

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • Genesis 24:6

    And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

  • Genesis 24:8

    And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

  • Genesis 26:18

    And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

  • Genesis 27:44

    And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;

  • Genesis 27:45

    Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

  • Genesis 28:15

    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

All 952 references (first 400)

Words derived from H7725

אֶלְיָשִׁיב H475

ʼElyâshîyb — Eliashib

יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד H3142

Yûwshab Cheçed — Jushab-hesed

יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם H3433

Yâshubîy Lechem — Lehem

יָשׇׁבְעָם H3434

Yâshobʻâm — Jashobeam

יָשׁוּב H3437

Yâshûwb — Jashub

מְשׁוֹבָב H4877

Mᵉshôwbâb — Meshobab

מְשׁוּבָה H4878

mᵉshûwbâh — faithlessness

שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב H7610

Shᵉʼâr Yâshûwb — Shear-jashub

שְׁבוּאֵל H7619

Shᵉbûwʼêl — Shebuel

שׁוֹבָב H7726

shôwbâb — turning back

שׁוֹבֵב H7728

shôwbêb — backsliding

שׁוּבָה H7729

shûwbâh — returning

שִׁיבָה H7870

shîybâh — captivity

תּוּב H8421

tûwb — to return: return

תְּשׁוּבָה H8666

tᵉshûwbâh — turn