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שׁוּב (sub)

שׁוּב (sub) (Hebrew Lexicon • H7725 • to turn back, return, repent, restore): to turn back, return, repent, restore. To turn back, return, repent; theological center of Old Testament repentance, turning from sin and idolatry back to Yahweh and His covenant. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: The Cyrus Cylinder — Ancient barrel-shaped baked clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on behalf of King Cyrus the Great after his conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, recording his policy of restoring exiled peoples and sacred temple vessels to their homelands—paralleling the decree in Ezra 1:1–4 and 2 Chronicles 36:22–23 .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Kings 8:5 : "And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house..."; Genesis 20:7 : "Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, tho..."; Job 20:10 : "His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Kings 8 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 8 (29 verses)), Exodus 22 ( Exodus • Chapter 22 (31 verses)), Psalms 23 ( Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

שׁוּב
sub
H7725 Hebrew
to turn back, return, repent, restore

to turn back, return, repent, restore. To turn back, return, repent; theological center of Old Testament repentance, turning from sin and idolatry back to Yahweh and His covenant.

תְּשׁוּבָה
tesuba
H8666 Hebrew
return, repentance, recurrence

return, repentance, recurrence. Return, completion of year, answer; in rabbinic and biblical theology, the sacred act of turning back to God in heartfelt contrition.

מַרְפֵּא
marpe
H4832 Hebrew
healing, cure, health, remedy

healing, cure, health, remedy. Health, remedy, restorative sound mind; 'Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings' (Malachi 4:2).

רָפָא
rapa
H7495 Hebrew
to heal, cure, make whole

to heal, cure, make whole. To heal physically and spiritually, repair brokenness; divine title Yahweh-Rapha ('I am the LORD who heals you', Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:5).

נִחוּם
nihum
H5150 Hebrew
comfort, consolation

comfort, consolation. Consolations, comfort offered to grieving exiles through promise of redemption and peace (Isaiah 57:18, Zechariah 1:13).

נָחַם
naham
H5162 Hebrew
to comfort, relent, have compassion

to comfort, relent, have compassion. To sigh deeply, breathe with relief, comfort, relent, have compassion; God comforting His afflicted people ('Comfort, comfort My people', Isaiah 40:1).

παλιγγενεσία
palingenesia
G3824 Greek
new birth, renewal, restoration

new birth, renewal, restoration. Primary meaning: new birth, renewal, restoration, regeneration. Strong's: (spiritual) rebirth (the state or the act), i.e. (figuratively) spiritual renovation; specially, Messianic restoration. Lexical nuances: new birth , renewal , restoration , regeneration ; of persons (Plut., Phil., al.), of spiritual regeneration, διὰ λουτροῦ παλινγενεστίας (gen. attr., v. Ellic., in l.), Tit 3:5 ; of the world, as in Stoics, Jewish Apocal., al. (v. Dalman, Words , 177 ff.), Mt 19:28 .†

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

καταλλαγή
katallage
G2643 Greek
exchange, reconciliation

exchange, reconciliation. Primary meaning: exchange, reconciliation. Strong's: exchange (figuratively, adjustment), i.e. restoration to (the divine) favor. Lexical nuances: exchange .

שָׁלַם
salam
H7999 Hebrew
to be complete, make restitution, repay, reward

to be complete, make restitution, repay, reward. To be whole, sound, restore, pay vows, make peace; underlying root of shalom, expressing full restitution of broken covenant order.

2 Kings 8
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2 Kings • Chapter 8 (29 verses)

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. And the woman arose, and did a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joram , Jehoshaphat , Judah , David , Damascus , Syria , Jerusalem , Edom , Zair .

פְּלֵיטָה
peleta
H6413 Hebrew
deliverance, escaped remnant, escape

deliverance, escaped remnant, escape. Escape, deliverance, body of survivors; signifies those whom Yahweh snatches from destruction to constitute the restored community.

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Artifact • Ezra 1:1–4

Ancient barrel-shaped baked clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on behalf of King Cyrus the Great after his conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, recording his policy of restoring exiled peoples and sacred temple vessels to their homelands—paralleling the decree in Ezra 1:1–4 and 2 Chronicles 36:22–23 .

Exodus 22
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Exodus • Chapter 22 (31 verses)

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood... Mentions: Egypt .

Psalms 23
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Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Leviticus 6
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Leviticus • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; Or have found that which was l... Mentions: Moses , Aaron .

Galatians 6
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Galatians • Chapter 6 (18 verses)

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ . For if a man think himself to be something, when he i... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel .

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Judges 17
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Judges • Chapter 17 (13 verses)

And there was a man of mount Ephraim , whose name was Micah . And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Ble... Mentions: Ephraim , Micah , Jacob/Israel , Judah .

2 Samuel 9
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2 Samuel • Chapter 9 (13 verses)

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul , that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan 's sake? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David , the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy... Mentions: David, Saul, Jonathan , Jerusalem .

1 Kings 13
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1 Kings • Chapter 13 (34 verses)

And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the h... Mentions: Judah , David , Josiah , Samaria .

σώζω
sozo
G4982 Greek
to save

to save. Primary meaning: to save. Strong's: to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mt 8:25 , Mk 13:20 , Lk 23:35 , al.; τ. ψυχήν , Mt 16:25 , al.; seq. ἐκ , Jo 12:27 , He 5:7 , Ju 5 ; of healing, restoring to health: Mt 9:22 , Mk 5:34 , al. In NT, esp. of salvation from spiritual disease and death, in which sense it is "spoken of in Scripture as either (1) past, (2) present, or (3) future, according as redemption, grace, or glory is th...

Tobit 2
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Tobit • Chapter 2 (14 verses)

Now when I was come home again, and my wife Anna was restored to me, and my son Tobias, in the feast of Pentecost , which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, there was a good dinner prepared me, and I sat down to eat. And I saw abundance of meat, and I said to my son, Go and bri... Mentions: Amos .

2 Chronicles 8
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 8 (18 verses)

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house, That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon , Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. And Solomon went to Hamath –zobah, and pre... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel , David , Moses , Esau ( Edom ), Hamath , Tadmor , Baalath 2 , Jerusalem , Lebanon .

2 Chronicles 26
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 26 (23 verses)

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah , who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah . He built Eloth , and restored it to Judah , after that the king slept with his fathers. Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fift... Mentions: Judah, Azariah (or Uzziah), Amaziah , Zechariah , Ammonites , Eloth , Jerusalem , Gath , Jabneh , Ashdod .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

Luke 6
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Luke • Chapter 6 (49 verses)

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabb... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Judas , Jerusalem , Tyre , Sidon .

Job 20
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Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Ezekiel 18
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Ezekiel • Chapter 18 (32 verses)

The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel , saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Psalms 51
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Psalms • Chapter 51 (19 verses)

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Mentions: Zion , Jerusalem .

Mark 3
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Mark • Chapter 3 (35 verses)

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Judas , Galilee , Jerusalem , Jordan , Tyre , Sidon .

Acts 1
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Acts • Chapter 1 (26 verses)

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his pa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet .

Matthew 17
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Matthew • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James , and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Simon , Galilee , Capernaum .

Nehemiah 5
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Nehemiah • Chapter 5 (19 verses)

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our la... Mentions: Judah .

Tobit 10
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Tobit • Chapter 10 (12 verses)

And Tobit his father made his count every day: and when the days of the journey were expired, and they came not, he said, Is he perchance detained? or is Gabael perchance dead, and there is no man to give him the money? And he was sorely grieved.

Ezra 6
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Ezra • Chapter 6 (22 verses)

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon . And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: In the first year of... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Babylon , Jerusalem , Persia , Assyria .

Scripture Passages (24)

And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

He built Eloth , and restored it to Judah , after that the king slept with his fathers.

He built Elath , and restored it to Judah , after that the king slept with his fathers.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham , and restored him Sarah his wife.

And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon , Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel ?

And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

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