שׁוֹבֵבshôwbêb

backturning, apostate (Micah 2:4; Jeremiah 31:22; Jeremiah 49:4)

Pronunciation: sho-babe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7728

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Jeremiah 31:22 How long will you wander, my wayward daughter? For the Lord will cause something new to happen— Israel will embrace her God.”
  • Jeremiah 49:4 You are proud of your fertile valleys, but they will soon be ruined. You trusted in your wealth, you rebellious daughter, and thought no one could ever harm you.
  • Micah 2:4 In that day your enemies will make fun of you by singing this song of despair about you: “We are finished, completely ruined! God has confiscated our land, taking it from us. He has given our fields to those who betrayed us.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).