בְּ/שֻׁב֕/וֹ

𐤁/𐤔𐤁/𐤅

beshuvo

when he returned

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 8:13 · Word #4

Lexicon H7725

Lemmaשׁוּב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤁
Transliterationshûwb
Strong'sH7725
In-contextwhen he returned

Morphology HR/Vqc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H7725-11

in his turning-back

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of שׁוּב with prefixed בְּ ("in/when") and 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("his"). Functions temporally or circumstantially: "in/when he turns back."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal infinitive construct of שׁוּב with a 3ms pronominal suffix and prefixed בְּ. "Turning-back" preserves the core idea of reversal or return inherent in the root, while "his" reflects the masculine singular suffix and "in" conveys the prefixed preposition.

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Words from Root שוב (turning, returning, reversing direction, going back, restoring)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7725-10 beshuvi in my turning-back
H7725-13 hanashuv Shall we turn back?
H7725-15 hashavah the turning-back (woman)

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