מְשׁוּבָה
mĕšûbâ
turning back
Strong's H4878NounHebrewTWOT 2340e

מְשׁוּבָה (mĕšûbâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning turning back. It appears 13 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4878).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2340e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2340e)turning back, apostasy; backsliding, turning away
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מְשׁוּבָה noun, feminine: turning back, apostasy

Strong's H4878 מְשׁוּבָה: apostasy
KJV:backsliding, turning away.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2340: שׁוּב šûb — turn back, return; come, go back, return unto, turn, apostatize, turn away, repent; bring back, restore, refresh, repair, lead away, shew turning; cause to return, put back, draw back, give back, relinguish, give in payment, bring…

See it in Scripture

Proverbs 1:32Jeremiah 2:19

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