34 occurrences

'Turning' in the Bible

So we turned away from our relatives the descendants of Esau, the inhabitants of Seir, turning from the desert route, from Elat and Ezion Geber, and traveling the way of the Moab wastelands.

But I will certainly hide myself at that time because of all the wickedness they will have done by turning to other gods.

It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

From there it crossed eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin and extended to Rimmon, turning toward Neah.

"The entire community of the Lord says, 'Why have you disobeyed the God of Israel by turning back today from following the Lord? You built an altar for yourselves and have rebelled today against the Lord.

Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord by turning back today from following after the Lord by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the Lord our God located in front of his dwelling place!"

Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."

Asahel chased Abner, without turning to the right or to the left as he followed Abner.

by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

This is what the Lord says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians' joyful shouts into mourning songs.

They say to a wooden idol, 'You are my father.' They say to a stone image, 'You gave birth to me.' Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say, 'Come and save us!'

I, the Lord, say: 'You people have deserted me! You keep turning your back on me.' So I have unleashed my power against you and have begun to destroy you. I have grown tired of feeling sorry for you!"

Each moved straight ahead -- wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.

When they moved they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved.

When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved,

It sprouted and became a vine, spreading low to the ground; its branches turning toward him, its roots were under itself. So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.

It will never again be Israel's source of confidence, but a reminder of how they sinned by turning to Egypt for help. Then they will know that I am the sovereign Lord.'"

we have sinned! We have done what is wrong and wicked; we have rebelled by turning away from your commandments and standards.

Just as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us. Still we have not tried to pacify the LORD our God by turning back from our sin and by seeking wisdom from your reliable moral standards.

My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!

Turning to me, the messenger then said, "Cry out that the Lord who rules over all says, 'I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion.

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:

Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,

God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities."

But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up." Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, "It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
στρέφω 
Strepho 
Usage: 15

סבב 
Cabab 
Usage: 157

פּנה 
Panah 
Usage: 134

ἀποστρέφω 
Apostrepho 
Usage: 8

ἐκτρέπω 
Ektrepo 
turn aside , avoid , turn , turn out of the way
Usage: 5

ἐπιστρέφω 
Epistrepho 
Usage: 29

הפך 
Haphak 
Usage: 94

לפת 
Laphath 
Usage: 3

סוּג 
Cuwg 
Usage: 14

שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
away , depart , remove , aside , take , turn , turn in , take off , go , put , eschewed ,
Usage: 301

ὑποστρέφω 
Hupostrepho 
Usage: 31

אמן 
'aman 
turn to the right
Usage: 1

דּוּץ 
Duwts 
Usage: 1

הפך 
Hophek 
Usage: 1

זנח 
Zanach 
Usage: 20

ירט 
Yarat 
Usage: 2

מסבּה מוּסבּה 
Muwcabbah 
Usage: 4

מקצעה מקצע מקצוע 
Maqtsowa` 
Usage: 12

משׁבה משׁוּבה 
M@shuwbah 
Usage: 12

נסג 
Nacag 
Usage: 9

סכל 
Cakal 
Usage: 8

סרה 
Carah 
Usage: 8

עוה 
`avah 
Usage: 17

עטה 
`atah 
Usage: 17

צנף 
Tsanaph 
Usage: 3

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

שׂוּג 
Suwg 
Usage: 1

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
put , make , set , lay , appoint , give , set up , consider , turn , brought , ordain , place , take , shew , regard , mark , disposed , care ,
Usage: 580

שׂטה 
Satah 
go aside , turn , decline
Usage: 6

שׁעה 
Sha`ah 
Usage: 15

תּר תּור 
Towr 
Usage: 4

ἀνακάμπτω 
Anakampto 
Usage: 3

ἀναστατόω 
Anastatoo 
Usage: 3

ἀναχωρέω 
Anachoreo 
Usage: 13

ἀποβαίνω 
Apobaino 
turn , go out , come
Usage: 4

ἀποτρέπω 
Apotrepo 
Usage: 1

διαστρέφω 
Diastrepho 
Usage: 5

κλίνω 
Klino 
lay , bow , bow down , be far spent , turn to fight , wear away
Usage: 5

μεθίστημι μεθιστάνω 
methistemi 
Usage: 4

μετάγω 
metago 
Usage: 2

μεταστρέφω 
metastrepho 
Usage: 3

μετατίθημι 
metatithemi 
Usage: 6

τεφρόω 
Tephroo 
Usage: 1

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