וְשָׁב וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ
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 · to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application
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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
עָשָׂה H6213 to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application
What does וְשָׁב וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ (veshav vayyaasehu) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּב · עָשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "turned and made it again".
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