שׁוֹבֵב (šôbēb) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning backturning. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7728).
Also rendered
backsliding
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2340d)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2340d)backturning, apostate; heathenish, heathen; backsliding
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שׁוֹבֵבadjective: backturning, apostate
Strong's H7728שׁוֹבֵב: apostate, i.e. heathenish or (actually) heathen KJV:backsliding.
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: שׁוּבšûb — 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…