how to say “to come back” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

The basic Modern-Hebrew word for to return or to come back is the simple verb לחזור
.

For example:

מתי חזרתם מהטיול?

When did you guys come back from your (the) trip?

But in Biblical Hebrew, the basic word was לשוב
, also a simple verb. Today, לשוב serves as a more formal version of לחזור.

For example:

תיכף אשוב.

I will return soon.

You may recognize the root of לשוב – the letters ש.ו.ב
 – in the word תשובה
 meaning repentance (a spiritual return), as well as an answer (getting back to someone).

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