שׁוֹבֵב (šôbēb) is a Hebrew adjective meaning backturning. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7728).

Also rendered

• backsliding

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2340d)

Root family 2340: שׁוּב šûb — (re)turn

• שׁוּב shuv — turn back
• מְשׁוּבָה mĕšûbâ — turning back
• תְּשׁוּבָה tĕšûbâ — return
• שׁוֹבָב šôbāb — backturning
• שׁוּבָה šûbâ — retirement
• שִׁיבָה šîbâ — restoration

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