שֻׁ֥בָ/ה

𐤔𐤁/𐤄

shuvah

return

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)) [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.

H7725

2 Samuel 15:27 · Word #8

Lexicon H7725

Lemmaשׁוּב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤁
Transliterationshûwb
Strong'sH7725
In-contextreturn

Morphology HVqv2ms/Sd All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7725-69

Turn back!

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperative 2ms with paragogic ה (often expressing urgency, exhortation, or entreaty). No pronominal suffix. Addressed to a singular masculine subject.
Rendering RationaleThis form is Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, calling a single male addressee to act. "Turn back!" preserves the concrete root sense of physical or moral turning (שׁוב) rather than the more abstract "repent," while reflecting the direct, urgent force of the imperative (with paragogic ה adding emphasis or appeal).

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Words from Root שׁוב (turning back, returning, reversing course, restoration, repentance)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7725-01 ashiv I will cause to return
H7725-04 ashivenu I will cause him to turn back
H7725-06 ashuvah Let me turn back

Word Usage (1073 occurrences of H7725)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:19 שֽׁוּבְ/ךָ֙ shuvekha your return
Genesis 3:19 תָּשֽׁוּב tashuv you shall return
Genesis 8:3 וַ/יָּשֻׁ֧בוּ vayashuvu and receded