תשובה

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See also: תּשובֿה

Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ו־ב (sh-w-b)

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Noun

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תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuváf (plural indefinite תְּשׁוּבוֹת, singular construct תְּשׁוּבַת־, plural construct תְּשׁוּבוֹת־) [pattern: תַּקְטֵלָה]

  1. answer, response
  2. repentance
    • a. 1200, Maimonides, משנה תורה,‎ תשובה chapter 1:
      כל המצוות שבתורה [] אם עבר אדם על אחת מהן [] כשיעשה תשובה וישוב מחטאו חייב להתוודות לפני האל ברוך הוא
      kól hamitsvót shebatorá [] ím avár adám ál achát mehén [] k'sheyaasé t'shuvá v'yashúv mechet'ó chayáv l'hitvadót lifné haél barúch hú
      All the commands in the Torah [] if a man transgressed any one of them [] when he will do repentance and return from his sin, he's obliged to confess before the almighty, blessed be he.
  3. reconciliation
  4. period, time period
  5. return

Declension

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Yiddish

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Noun

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תשובה (tshuve)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of תּשובֿה (tshuve).