שׁוֹבֵב

sho.vevAdjectiveH7728

backsliding

From: from H7725 (שׁוּב);

Short Definition

apostate, i.e. heathenish or (actually) heathen

Full Lexicon Entry

backturning, apostate, backsliding

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A

DescriptionHebrew Adjective

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
2
Micah
1

Key Passages

  • Jeremiah 31:22
  • Jeremiah 49:4
  • Micah 2:4

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