תּוּב
tûwb · toob
specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7725 (שׁוּב), to come back;
specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: answer, restore, return (an answer).
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תּוּב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- returned3 · 38%
- they returned answer1 · 13%
- they returned1 · 13%
- be restored1 · 13%
- answered1 · 13%
- to answer1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.