שׁוּב: shuv (H7725), a Hebrew word meaning "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"
shuv
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shuv is a Hebrew word meaning "to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point)", encompassing ideas like ) again, answer, in any case, at all.
to return; to turn back, to restore
Etymologically, shuv 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.
- to change direction, to withdraw
- to bring back, to recover
- to answer or reply
- to withdraw or retreat
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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שׁוּב
Pronunciationshuv
H7725
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
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