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תְּשׁוּבָהteshuvah meaning in Biblical Hebrew

return, repentance · noun (f.)

Also spelled in English: teshuva, tshuva

Illustration for the Biblical Hebrew word teshuvah

Literally just "return" — the word does not picture guilt so much as a road home. Teshuvah is turning back around, not punishment.

שׁוּבוּ אֵלַי וְאָשׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶם.

“Return to me, and I will return to you (Malachi 3:7)”

What does teshuvah — turning back around — look like in your own life right now?

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