Strong's #7725: shuwb (pronounced shoob)
a primitive root; 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)) X again, (cause to) answer (+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, + continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back, fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, X needs, be past, X 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, + say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, X surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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shûb
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 (figuratively)
1a1f) of spiritual relations (figuratively)
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 (figuratively)
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
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 1058 times:
Genesis 3:19: "shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of"
Genesis 3:19: "thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
Genesis 8:3: "And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end"
Genesis 8:3: "returned from off the earth continually: and after the end"
Genesis 8:7: "a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up"
Genesis 8:9: "rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for"
Genesis 8:12: "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"
Genesis 14:16: " And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother"
Genesis 14:16: "all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods,"
Genesis 14:17: "went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer,"
Genesis 15:16: "But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not"
Genesis 16:9: "And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under"
Genesis 18:10: "And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah"
Genesis 18:10: "And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah"
Genesis 18:14: "too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life,"
Genesis 18:33: "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"
Genesis 20:7: "for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die,"
Genesis 20:14: "and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife."
Genesis 21:32: "and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines."
Genesis 22:5: "will go yonder and worship, and come again to"
Genesis 22:19: "So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to"
Genesis 24:5: "to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son"
Genesis 24:5: "to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son"
Genesis 24:6: "unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither"
Genesis 24:8: "to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not"
Genesis 26:18: "And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged"
Genesis 27:44: "until thy brother's fury turn away;"
Genesis 27:45: "Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which"
Genesis 28:15: "thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for"
Genesis 28:21: " So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:"
Genesis 29:3: "mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon"
Genesis 30:31: "thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:"
Genesis 31:3: "said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred;"
Genesis 31:13: "arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land"
Genesis 31:55: "and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place."
Genesis 32:6: "And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother"
Genesis 32:9: "the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with"
Genesis 33:16: "So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir."
Genesis 37:14: "with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale"
Genesis 37:22: "upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father"
Genesis 37:29: "And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit;"
Genesis 37:30: " And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither"
Genesis 38:22: " And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men"
Genesis 38:29: "And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How"
Genesis 40:13: "lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's"
Genesis 40:21: " And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup"
Genesis 41:13: "he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged."
Genesis 42:24: "And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with"
