H7726 שׁוֹבָב (shôwbâb) sho-bawb'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

turning back

Strong's Definition

apostate, i.e. idolatrous

Derivation: from H7725 (שׁוּב);

KJV Usage: backsliding, frowardly, turn away (from margin).

TWOT Reference: 2340c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוֹבָב (sho.vav) — turning back. backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שֹׁובָב (H7726 · H7727)

adj · שׁוב

Unfaithful

apostate = a person or group that has turned away from someone they had pledged to serve

ISA 57:17 · JER 3:14 · JER 3:22

name

Names of People

Shobab = man; ◄ son of David; tribe of Judah

2SA 5:14 · 1CH 3:5 · 1CH 14:4

Names of People

Shobab = man; ◄ son of Caleb; tribe of Judah

1CH 2:18

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוֹבָב adj. backturning, recusant, apostate base

Bible Occurrences (4)

57:17

3:14 3:22 50:6

Isaiah 57:17

I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid [My face] in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.

Jeremiah 3:14

Return, O faithless children, declares the LORD, for I am your master, and I will take you — one from a city and two from a family — and bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 3:22

Return, O faithless children, [and] I will heal your faithlessness. Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 50:6

My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.