- Original: משׁבה משׁוּבה - Transliteration: M@shuwbah - Phonetic: mesh-oo-baw' - Definition: 1. turning away, turning back, apostasy, backsliding - Origin: from H7725 - TWOT entry: 2340c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H7725 ; apostasy: - backsliding turning away. Total KJV Occurrences: 12 • away, 1 Proverbs 1:32 • backsliding, 7 Jeremiah 3:6; Jeremiah 3:8; Jeremiah 3:11; Jeremiah 3:12; Jeremiah 8:5; Hosea 11:7; Hosea 14:4 • backslidings, 4 Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 14:7