וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי גְמֻלְכֶם
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 · treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
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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
גְּמוּל H1576 treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
What does וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי גְמֻלְכֶם (wahăšiḇōṯî gemulḵem) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּב · גְּמוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "I will return your recompense".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 308×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 140×
Polel 5×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 455 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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