השיב

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ב (sh-w-b)
10 terms

Verb

הֵשִׁיב • (heshív) (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הוּשַׁב) (transitive)

1. return (something)
   • Tanach, Exodus 4:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיֹּאמֶר הָשֵׁב יָדְךָ אֶל־חֵיקֶךָ וַיָּשֶׁב יָדוֹ אֶל־חֵיקוֹ וַיּוֹצִאָהּ מֵחֵיקוֹ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁבָה כִּבְשָׂרוֹ׃

     vayómer hashév yad'khá 'el-kheikékha vayáshev yadó 'el-kheikó vayotsi'áh mekheikó v'hine-sháva kiv'saró.
     wayyṓmer hāšēḇ yāḏəḵā ʾel-ḥēqéḵā wayyā́šeḇ yāḏō ʾel-ḥēqō wayyōṣīʾāh mēḥēqō wəhinnē-šā́ḇā kiḇəśārō.

     And He said: ‘Put thy hand back into thy bosom.’ And he put his hand back into his bosom; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

   • Tanach, Exodus 23:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     כִּי תִפְגַּע שׁוֹר אֹיִבְךָ אוֹ חֲמֹרוֹ תֹּעֶה הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ, לוֹ׃

     kí tifgá' shór oyiv'khá 'ó khamoró to'é hashév t'shivénu ló.
     kī ṯip̄gaʿ šōr ʾōyiḇəḵā ʾō ḥămōrō tōʿe hāšēḇ təšīḇénnū lō.

     If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

   • Tanach, Lamentations 5:21, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָ חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם׃

     hashivénu YHVH 'elékha v'nashúva khadésh yaméinu k'kédem.
     hăšīḇḗnū YHWH ʾēléḵā wənāšū́ḇā ḥaddēš yāmḗnū kəqéḏem.

     Turn Thou us unto Thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

2. reply, respond
   • 1901, [Nathan Nata Duner,] שערי האמונה, page 102:

     שאל אותו הרב מפראג מה שאלתכם השיב לו העני עני ואביון אנכי.

     sha'ál 'otó haráv miprág má sh'elat'khém heshív ló he'aní 'aní v'evyón 'anochí.

     The Rabbi of Prague asked him, “What is your question?” The poor man answered him, “I am a poor man and a pauper.”

Conjugation

Conjugation of הֵשִׁיב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְהָשִׁיב
		action noun		הֲשָׁבָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	הֵשַׁבְתִּי		הֵשַׁבְנוּ
	second	הֵשַׁבְתָּ	הֵשַׁבְתְּ	הֲשַׁבְתֶּם1	הֲשַׁבְתֶּן1
	third	הֵשִׁיב	הֵשִׁיבָה	הֵשִׁיבוּ
present		מֵשִׁיב	מְשִׁיבָה	מְשִׁיבִים	מְשִׁיבוֹת
future	first	אָשִׁיב		נָשִׁיב
	second	תָּשִׁיב	תָּשִׁיבִי	תָּשִׁיבוּ	תָּשֵׁבְנָה2
	third	יָשִׁיב	תָּשִׁיב	יָשִׁיבוּ	תָּשֵׁבְנָה2
imperative		הָשֵׁב	הָשִׁיבִי	הָשִׁיבוּ	הָשֵׁבְנָה2

¹ Pronounced הֵשַׁבְתֶּם and הֵשַׁבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (all senses): החזיר

Etymology 2

Root
נ־שׁ־ב (n-sh-b)
3 terms

Verb

הִשִּׁיב • (hishív) (hif'il construction)

1. to cause (the wind) to blow

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשִּׁיב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְהַשִּׁיב
		action noun		הַשָּׁבָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	הִשַּׁבְתִּי		הִשַּׁבְנוּ
	second	הִשַּׁבְתָּ	הִשַּׁבְתְּ	הִשַּׁבְתֶּם	הִשַּׁבְתֶּן
	third	הִשִּׁיב	הִשִּׁיבָה	הִשִּׁיבוּ
present		מַשִּׁיב	מַשִּׁיבָה	מַשִּׁיבִים	מַשִּׁיבוֹת
future	first	אַשִּׁיב		נַשִּׁיב
	second	תַּשִּׁיב	תַּשִּׁיבִי	תַּשִּׁיבוּ	תַּשֵּׁבְנָה1
	third	יַשִּׁיב	תַּשִּׁיב	יַשִּׁיבוּ	תַּשֵּׁבְנָה1
imperative		הַשֵּׁב	הַשִּׁיבִי	הַשִּׁיבוּ	הַשֵּׁבְנָה1

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.