Word Study · Strong's H7728 · Hebrew
שׁוֹבֵב
shobeb
sho-babe'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shôwbêb
“apostate, i.e. heathenish or (actually) heathen”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
apostate, i.e. heathenish or (actually) heathen
Rendered in the KJV as
backsliding.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה2
- לְשׁוֹבֵ֥ב1
How it is rendered · 2
- the apostate2
- to an apostate1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singular2
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Aafsa · 2
- HR/Aamsa · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 31:22הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הhashoevahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singularHow long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land— a woman will shelter a man.”here: the apostate
- Jeremiah 49:4הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הhashoevahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singularWhy do you boast of your valleys— your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’here: the apostate