Words the Bible translates as restore
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shuvשׁוּבto turn back: to reverse a movement and retrace the way already taken, whether going home, sending something back, or turning toward or away from God
- apodidōmiἀποδίδωμιto give back what is owed or due: to pay, repay, return, or render to someone what belongs to them
- salemשָׁלֵםto pay back in full: to give a person exactly what their deeds or debts have earned, whether restitution, reward, or punishment
+3 more meanings
- to pay a vow: to discharge in full a promise made to God by handing over exactly what was pledged
- to be whole and finished, or to bring something to its finish: to reach completion, or to carry a work through to its end
- to make peace with someone, or to be at peace with them: to end hostility and stand in settled, friendly relations
- apokathistēmiἀποκαθίστημιto put someone or something back into the sound condition or rightful place it held before: to restore
- katartizōκαταρτίζωto put something into the sound, complete condition it ought to be in: to mend, restore, prepare, or fully equip
- anorthoōἀνορθόωto restorenot studied yet
- ḥadashחָדַשׁto make something new again: to repair, restore, or bring back to fresh condition what is already there
- tuvתּוּבto go back, or to send something back: whether a person's mind comes back to him, an object is put back where it belongs, or a word is sent back as an answer
- kelalכְּלַלto finish a building: to carry construction work through to the point where the structure stands complete.
- anakainizōἀνακαινίζωto renew, restore: to bring someone or something back to a former condition
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