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שׁוּב

shûwb

Meaning “to return”

BDB to return, turn back; (Qal); to turn back, return; to turn back; to return, come or go back; to return unto, go back, come back; of dying…

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952 verses (1,073×)

38 books · very common Hebrew Bible

First appears: Genesis 3:19

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