Definition
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7725, to come back; specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply
Traditional renderings: answer, restore, return (an answer).
Traditional renderings: answer, restore, return (an answer).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders תּוּב:
- ἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi“to pay”25%
- ἀποκαθίστημιapokathistēmi“to restore”25%
- ἀποκρίνωapokrinō“to answer”25%
- ἀποστέλλωapostellō“to send”25%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Ezra 5:5יְתִיב֥וּן · were returnedBut the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
- Ezra 5:11הֲתִיב֣וּנָא · they returnedAnd this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
- Ezra 6:5יַהֲתִיב֗וּן · must also be returnedFurthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
- Daniel 2:14הֲתִיב֙ · respondedWhen Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.
- Daniel 3:16לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃ · to answer youShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
- Daniel 4:34יְת֔וּב · was restoredBut at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Daniel 4:36יְת֣וּב · was restored; יְת֣וּב · returnedAt the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.