te.shu.vah denotes a turning or return, especially the year's turning, a return to a place, or spoken answers.

The dominant usage marks the turning of the year, often in clauses that locate military action or royal decisions. The same noun also describes a person's return to a place and, in plural forms, the answers given in disputed speech.

1. The turning of the year · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 20:1 and 2 Samuel 11:1, the singular construct form occurs in the time-setting clause before armies go out and Rabbah is besieged; the APB renders this setting "at the turn of the year." The same construction frames Aram's expected campaign in 1 Kings 20:22 and its march to Aphek in 1 Kings 20:26, and it introduces Nebuchadnezzar's action in 2 Chronicles 36:10.

   1 Chronicles 20:11 Kings 20:221 Kings 20:262 Chronicles 36:102 Samuel 11:1
2. A return to a place · occasional

   In 1 Samuel 7:17, the singular construct form names the return to Ramah, where the subject's house stood and where he judged Israel; the APB renders the clause "His return was to Ramah."

   1 Samuel 7:17
3. Spoken answers · occasional

   In Job 21:34, the plural construct form occurs in the challenge that the hearers' answers remain full of unfaithfulness. In Job 34:36, a plural absolute form refers to Job's answers as like those of wicked men; the APB renders both clauses with "answers."

   Job 21:34Job 34:36

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular time-setting occurrences as "at the turn of the year" and the Ramah occurrence as "His return." In the two Job verses it uses "answers"; these renderings reflect the surrounding clauses.