Lexical Definition

‎שׁוֹבָב‎ shôwbâb (sho-bawb') turning back ^H:A
from ‎שׁוּב‎

backsliding, frowardly, turn away (from margin).

• apostate, i.e. idolatrous

1) backsliding, backturning, apostate, recusant

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שׁוּב

I. ‎שׁוֺבָב‎ adjective backturning, recusant, apostate (perhaps for ‎מְשׁוֺבָב‎, Participle Po`l. Ol<sup>§ 251 b</sup> Ges<sup>«GKC:52s»§ 52s</sup> Kö<sup>i. 454</sup>); — ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Isa 57:17 plural ‎שׁוּבוּ בָּנִים‎ ‎שׁוֺבָבִים‎ Jer 3:14; Jer 3:22. — ‎שׁובבים‎ Jer 50:6 Kt < Qr ‎שׁוֺבְבוּם‎ ᵐ5 Comm., compare √ Po`l.

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