Hebrew · H1576, H7725 · unreviewed

גְּמוּל / שׁוּב גְּמוּל

Treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital · 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

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גְּמוּל H1576 treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
Pronunciation gĕmûl
Recompense or requital—divine or human—for deeds done; carries moral weight of deserved consequence.
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שׁוּב H7725 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
Pronunciation šûḇ
Core concept of reversal or turning away; theologically dominant as repentance (turning from sin toward God)
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What does גְּמוּל / שׁוּב גְּמוּל (gəmûl / shûb gəmûl) mean in the Bible?

גְּמוּל · שׁוּב is a Hebrew word meaning "recompense, repayment / return".

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Meaning

recompense, repayment / return
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