שב

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Aramaic

Numeral

שב (transliteration neededf

  1. seven (7)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ב (sh-w-b)

From the root ש-ו-ב. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎘𐎁 (ṯb, to return)

Verb

שָׁב (sháv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction) (intransitive)

  1. to return (to go back to a place or person).
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:19:
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      לֵךְ שֻׁב מִצְרָיִם
      lech shuv mitsráyim
      Go, return into Egypt
  2. to return (to go back in narration, argument, or thought).
  3. to repent.
    • Mishneh Torah, Laws of Repentance 2:1, with translation by Wikisource:
      ואם לא שב אלא בימי זקנותו, ובעת שאי אפשר לו לעשות מה שהיה עושה, אף על פי שאינה תשובה מעולה, מועלת היא לו ובעל תשובה הוא
      And if he only repented in the days of his old age, and in a time that he it is not able to do what he has done – although it is not superb repentance, it is helpful for him and he is a repentant.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Root
י־שׁ־ב (y-sh-b)

Verb

שֵׁב (shév)

  1. Masculine singular imperative of יָשַׁב (yasháv).