Shovav שׁוֹבָב
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| שׁוֹבָב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shovav |
| Strong's number | H7726 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | turning back |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (3) |
Shovav (Hebrew שׁוֹבָב, Strong's H7726) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “turning back”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | backsliding (2), frowardly (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | o faithless (2), turning back (1), causing them to roam (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shovav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 57:17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 3:14Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
- Jeremiah 3:22Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.
- Jeremiah 50:6My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).