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שב
שב
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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| שׁ־ו־ב |
From the root ש־ו־ב
Verb
שָׁב • (sháv) (pa'al construction) (intransitive)
- to return (to go back to a place or person).
- to return (to go back in narration, argument, or thought).
- (שֻׁב, shuv) Defective spelling of שׁוּב: masculine singular imperative of שָׁב.
- Exodus 4:19, with translation of the King James Version:
- לֵךְ שֻׁב מִצְרָיִם
- lech shuv mitsráyim
- Go, return into Egypt
- לֵךְ שֻׁב מִצְרָיִם
- Exodus 4:19, with translation of the King James Version:
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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| past | first | שַׁבְתִּי | שַׁבְנוּ | ||
| second | שַׁבְתָּ | שַׁבְתְּ | שַׁבְתֶּם | שַׁבְתֶּן | |
| third | שָׁב | שָׁבָה | שָׁבוּ | ||
| present | שָׁב | שָׁבָה | שָׁבִים | שָׁבוֹת | |
| future | first | אָשׁוּב | נָשׁוּב | ||
| second | תָּשׁוּב | תָּשׁוּבִי | תָּשׁוּבוּ | תשובנה \ תָּשֹׁבְנָה1 | |
| third | יָשׁוּב | תָּשׁוּב | יָשׁוּבוּ | תשובנה \ תָּשֹׁבְנָה1 | |
| imperative | שׁוּב | שׁוּבִי | שׁוּבוּ | שובנה \ שֹׁבְנָה1 | |
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Synonyms
- (both lemmata): חָזַר (more common now)
Etymology 2
| Root |
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| י־שׁ־ב |
From the root י־ש־ב
Verb
שֵׁב • (shev)
- Masculine singular imperative of יָשַׁב (yasháv).