ישוב
𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁
yshvv
will 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
Proverbs 12:14 · Word #9
Lexicon H7725
| Lemma | שׁוּב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤅𐤁 |
| Transliteration | shûwb |
| Strong's | H7725 |
| In-context | will return |
Morphology HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7725-190
he will turn back
| Root | שׁוב (sh-w-b) |
| Core Meanings | turning back, returning, reversing direction, restoring, repentance |
| Semantic Range | to turn back, return, go back, restore, bring back, repent, withdraw, reverse, answer again |
| Conceptual Significance | שׁוב is a central theological verb in the Hebrew Bible, expressing both physical return (e.g., from exile) and spiritual repentance—turning back to יהוה. It conveys covenant restoration, reversal of judgment, and renewal of relationship with God. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect 3ms (יָשׁוּב) meaning "he will turn/return"; also attested in Qal perfect 3cp (יָשְׁבוּ) meaning "they turned back." Qal stem expresses simple active motion or reversal. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular form denotes a simple active action in future or incomplete aspect: "he will turn back." The rendering preserves the core idea of the root שׁוב as a movement of reversal or return while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁוב (turning back, returning, reversing direction, restoring, 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 |
H7725-08 |
beshuv | in turning back |
H7725-09 |
beshuveni | in my turning-back |
H475-01 |
eleyashiv | God-Will-Restore |
H7725-19 |
hasheyv | Cause to turn back! |
H7725-21 |
hashivah | Cause to return! |
H7725-26 |
hayashuv | Will he turn back? |
H7725-27 |
hehashev | cause to turn back! |
H7725-28 |
heshiv | he caused to turn back |
H7725-29 |
heshivani | he has caused me to return |
H7725-31 |
heshivonu | we caused to return |
H7725-36 |
keshuv | as turning-back |
H7725-38 |
lahashivam | to cause them to turn back |
H7725-41 |
lehashiv | to cause to turn back |
H7725-42 |
lemeshiv | to a cause-to-return one |
H8666-01 |
liteshuvat | to the turning-back-of |
H7725-46 |
meshivat | causing-to-return of |
H7725-48 |
meshivim | those who cause to return |
H7725-49 |
meshovev | one who turns back |
H7725-50 |
meshovevet | restoring (feminine singular) |
H4878-01 |
meshuvah | a turning-away |
|
meshuvoteyhem | their back-turnings |
H4878-02 |
meshuvoteykhem | your turnings-back |
H7725-64 |
shovenah | Turn back, you women! |
H7725-65 |
shovevah | she has turned back |
H7725-69 |
shuvah | Turn back! |
H7725-70 |
shuvekha | your turning-back |
H7725-77 |
tashav | she will turn back |
H7725-79 |
tashevenah | they will cause to return |
H7725-83 |
tashovena | they will turn back |
H7725-85 |
tashuv | you (masculine singular) will turn back |
H7725-86 |
tashuvi | you (feminine) will turn back |
H7725-87 |
tashuvu | you (men) will turn back |
H7725-92 |
teshuveynah | you women will turn back |
H7725-93 |
teshuvun | you men will turn back |
H7725-94 |
tshvvv | you all will turn back |
H7725-95 |
ukheshuv | and as he turned back |
H4878-04 |
umeshuvotayikhe | and your turnings-away |
H7725-98 |
umishav | and from the one who turns back |
H7725-103 |
vaashivekha | and I caused you to turn back |
H7725-106 |
vahashevotam | and you caused them to turn back |
H7725-108 |
vahasheyvotam | and you caused them to turn back |
H7725-109 |
vahasheyvotem | and you caused to turn back |
H7725-110 |
vahashivehu | and you caused him to turn back |
H7725-115 |
vahashivotim | and I caused them to turn back |
H7725-116 |
vahashivuhu | and you caused him to turn back |
H7725-120 |
vashavu | and they turned back |
H7725-121 |
vashov | and turning back |
H7725-123 |
vashuvu | and turn back, you (masculine plural) |
H7725-124 |
vatashav | and she turned back |
H7725-127 |
vatashuvu | and you turned back |
H7725-128 |
vayashav | and he turned back |
H7725-130 |
vayashivu | and they caused to return |
H7725-135 |
vayeshivem | and he caused them to turn back |
H7725-136 |
vayeshiveni | and he caused me to turn back |
H7725-138 |
vayushav | and he was caused to turn back |
H7725-142 |
veashuvah | and I will turn back |
H7725-143 |
vehashev | and cause to return! |
H7725-145 |
veheshiv | and he caused to turn back |
H7725-147 |
veheshivekha | and he caused you to turn back |
H7725-148 |
veheshivu | and they caused to return |
H7725-151 |
velashuv | and to turn back |
H7725-156 |
veshavah | and she turned back |
H7725-157 |
veshavat | and she turned back |
H7725-158 |
veshaveta | and you turned back |
H7725-168 |
veshuvekhem | when you turn back |
H7725-170 |
vetashov | and may she turn back / and you (ms) turn back |
H7725-171 |
veyashev | and he will cause to turn back |
H7725-174 |
veyashuvu | and they shall turn back |
H7725-176 |
vishivum | and they would cause them to turn back |
H7725-182 |
yashuv | he will turn back |
H7725-186 |
yeshivenu | he will cause him to turn back |
H7725-187 |
yeshivuni | they caused me to 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 |