Strong's Lexicon

H8666

H8666 — תְּשׁוּבָה תֶּשׁוּבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtshuwbahnoun femOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2340f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8666
Word:תְּשׁוּבָה תֶּשׁוּבָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H7725
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:8
Transliteration:tshuwbah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tesh-oo-baw' (or tshubah {tesh-oo-baw'}) n-f.
Meaning:1. a recurrence (of time or place) 2. a reply (as returned)
KJV Renderings:answer, be expired, return.

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[תְּשׁוּבָה] noun feminine return, answer; —

1. suffix וּתְשֻׁבָתוֺ הָרָמָ֫תָה 1Sam 7:17 and his return was (=he returned) to Rama.
2. especially construct לִתְשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה at the return of the year, i.e. of spring, 2Sam 11:1; 1Kgs 20:22; 1Kgs 20:26; 2Chr 36:10, ׳ הַשּׁ ׳ לְעֵת תְּשׁ 1Chr 20:1 (|| 2Sam 11:1).
3. answer, plural absolute תְּשֻׁבֹת Job 34:36, suffix תְּשׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם Job 21:34.


שׁוּבָאֵל see שְׁבוּאֵל (compare Sabean proper name תֿובאל OsZMG xix (1865), 198 n. Hal485 DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 16).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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