הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב לוֹ ... כְּבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ
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 go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · the sun ; by implication, the east ; figuratively, a ray , i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
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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
בּוֹא H935 to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שֶׁמֶשׁ H8121 the sun ; by implication, the east ; figuratively, a ray , i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
What does הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב לוֹ ... כְּבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (hashev tashiv lo ... kevo hashemesh) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּב · בּוֹא · שֶׁמֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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".
Full entry for הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב לוֹ ... כְּבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (H7725, H935, H8121) · Open the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Word Origins
הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב לוֹ ... כְּבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ is a primitive root — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.