Strong H7725H7725Mשׁוּב

to return: reply

One of the 9 senses of Strong H7725

Transliteration
shûb
Pronunciation
shoob
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

: reply
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

General definition

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 adverbially 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}) X {repent} {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.

In the Bible

Strong H7725M appears in 28 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • answer16
  • return5
  • answereth1
  • back1
  • giveth1
  • may1
  • render1
  • so1
  • ye1

First verses

  1. Exodus 19:8
    And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.
  2. Judges 5:29
    Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
  3. 2 Samuel 3:11
    And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
  4. 1 Kings 12:6
    And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
  5. 1 Kings 12:9
    And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
  6. 1 Kings 12:16
    So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
  7. 2 Chronicles 10:6
    And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
  8. 2 Chronicles 10:9
    And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
  9. 2 Chronicles 10:16
    And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
  10. 2 Chronicles 34:16
    And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.
  11. Nehemiah 2:20
    Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
  12. Nehemiah 6:4
    Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
  13. Esther 4:13
    Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
  14. Esther 4:15
    Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
  15. Job 13:22
    Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
  16. Job 20:2
    Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
  17. Job 31:14
    What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
  18. Job 32:14
    Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
  19. Job 33:5
    If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
  20. Job 33:32
    If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
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