What does שׁוּב · שָׁלַם mean in the Bible?
שׁוּב · שָׁלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "repay, recompense, return".
Hebrew · H7725, H7999
שׁוּב / שָׁלַם
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 be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
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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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שָׁלַם H7999 to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
Pronunciation shalam
Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation
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What does שׁוּב / שָׁלַם (shuv / shalam) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּב · שָׁלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "repay, recompense, return".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7725, H7999?
H7725, H7999 is connected to 1,189 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. repay, recompense, return
Source Gloss
repay, recompense, return
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 455
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 308×
Imperfect 2Kgs 19:33 · 2Kgs 20:9 · 2Kgs 20:10 · 2Sam 12:23 · Dan 11:29 · Deut 13:18 · Deut 28:31 · Deut 30:9 · Eccl 5:14 · Esth 9:25 · Ezek 7:13 · Ezek 18:21 · Ezek 46:9 · Hos 11:5 · Isa 10:21 · Isa 10:22 150×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 12:12 · 1Kgs 12:24 · 2Chr 10:12 · 2Chr 11:4 · 2Chr 30:6 · 2Kgs 1:6 · 2Kgs 17:13 · Deut 5:30 · Ezek 14:6 · Ezek 18:30 · Ezek 33:11 · Gen 43:2 · Gen 43:13 · Gen 44:25 · Isa 21:12 · Isa 31:6 64×
Perfect 1Kgs 12:20 · 1Kgs 13:10 · 1Kgs 13:33 · 1Sam 15:11 · 1Sam 24:2 · 1Sam 26:25 · 2Chr 12:12 · 2Kgs 2:25 · 2Kgs 4:38 · 2Kgs 9:18 · 2Kgs 9:20 · 2Kgs 23:25 · 2Kgs 23:26 · 2Sam 1:1 · 2Sam 2:30 · 2Sam 20:22 63×
Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 9:6 · 1Kgs 22:28 · 2Chr 18:27 · 2Sam 15:8 · Gen 18:10 · Jer 42:10 · Josh 2:16 · Josh 23:12 8×
Participle active 1Sam 7:3 · Eccl 1:6 · Eccl 1:7 · Esth 2:14 · Jer 8:6 · Jer 30:18 · Prov 26:11 7×
Jussive 2Sam 19:38 · Dan 9:16 · Judg 7:3 · Ps 74:21 · 1Kgs 22:17 · Ps 85:9 · 1Kgs 17:21 7×
Infinitive construct Ezek 13:22 · Gen 8:12 · Gen 27:45 · Job 14:13 · Job 15:22 · Num 14:3 6×
Cohortative Gen 30:31 · Num 22:34 2×
Participle passive Mic 2:8 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 140×
Imperfect 1Kgs 2:17 · 1Sam 26:23 · 2Sam 15:8 · 2Sam 22:21 · Dan 11:18 · Deut 17:16 · Deut 32:43 · Exod 21:34 · Ezek 18:7 · Ezek 18:8 · Ezek 18:12 · Ezek 33:15 · Gen 50:15 · Hos 12:3 · Hos 12:15 · Isa 44:19 71×
Perfect 1Sam 25:39 · 1Sam 30:19 · 2Chr 25:13 · 2Chr 32:25 · 2Kgs 14:25 · 2Kgs 14:28 · 2Kgs 16:6 · 2Sam 16:8 · Ezek 18:17 · Gen 14:16 · Gen 41:13 · Jer 41:16 · Josh 8:26 · Judg 9:57 · Lam 2:3 · Lam 2:8 27×
Participle active Ezek 9:11 · Gen 20:7 · Isa 28:6 · Isa 38:8 · Isa 44:25 · Jer 28:3 · Jer 28:4 · Job 20:18 · Judg 11:9 · Lam 1:16 · Prov 17:13 · Prov 18:13 · Prov 24:26 · Prov 26:16 · Ps 19:8 15×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 29:4 · 2Kgs 8:6 · 2Sam 14:21 · 2Sam 15:25 · Exod 4:7 · Ezek 21:35 · Gen 20:7 · Isa 42:22 · Jer 6:9 · Num 17:25 · Ps 28:4 · Ps 94:2 · Ezek 14:6 · Isa 46:8 · Neh 5:11 15×
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 6:3 · Deut 22:1 · Deut 24:13 · Exod 23:4 · Job 9:18 5×
Jussive 1Kgs 2:20 · 2Chr 6:42 · Ps 132:10 · 1Kgs 2:16 · 1Sam 6:3 5×
Infinitive construct 2Sam 14:13 · Lev 25:28 2×
Polel 5×
Imperfect Ps 23:3 · Ps 60:3 2×
Participle passive Ezek 38:8 1×
Participle active Isa 58:12 1×
Perfect Jer 8:5 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×
Perfect Gen 42:28 1×
Participle passive Jer 27:16 1×
Word Origins
שׁוּב / שָׁלַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain