Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shûwb

shoob

שׁוּב

What it means

to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • again228
  • return225
  • returned144
  • turn76
  • back60
  • away53
  • turned32
  • restore22

Every place it appears 1045

Song of Solomon6:13
Obadiah1:15
Nahum2:2
Habakkuk2:1
Zephaniah2:73:20