שׁוּב
shûwb
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "שׁוּב" (shûwb) primarily means "to turn back" or "to return," either literally or figuratively. It can describe physical movement, a change in direction, or a reversal of action, and does not always imply returning to the original starting point. The term is versatile and can be applied in various contexts, such as retreating, restoring, bringing back, or repeating an action.
to return; to turn back, to restore
Etymologically, shûwb traces to a primitive root. In the King James Version, this word is translated as ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, and lay down.
Its Greek parallels include ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō), μετανοέω (metanoeō), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of shûwb — spanning meanings like ) again, answer, in any case — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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