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Lexicon :: Strong's H7628 - šᵊḇî

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שְׁבִי
Transliteration
šᵊḇî
Pronunciation
sheb-ee'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2311a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁבִי shᵉbîy, sheb-ee'; from H7618; exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty:—captive(-ity), prisoners, × take away, that was taken.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H7628 in the following manner: captivity (35x), captive (10x), prisoners (2x), taken away (1x), taken (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H7628 in the following manner: captivity (35x), captive (10x), prisoners (2x), taken away (1x), taken (1x).
masculine noun

  1. captivity, captives

    1. (state of) captivity

    2. (act of) capture

    3. captives

      feminine noun

  2. captive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁבִי shᵉbîy, sheb-ee'; from H7618; exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty:—captive(-ity), prisoners, × take away, that was taken.
STRONGS H7628: Abbreviations
† שְׁבִי noun masculineIsaiah 49:24 captivity, captives (collective); — שׁ׳ absolute Exodus 12:29 +, construct Ezra 2:1 +; שֶׁ֑בִי Numbers 21:1 +; suffix שֶׁבְיְךָ Judges 5:12, שִׁבְיוֺ Deuteronomy 21:10, שְׁבִיכֶם Numbers 31:19, etc.; —
1. = state of captivity, הָלַךְ בַּשְּׁ׳ Amos 9:4; Deuteronomy 28:41; Nahum 3:10; Jeremiah 20:6; Jeremiah 22:22; Jeremiah 30:16; Ezekiel 12:11 (+ בַּגּוֺלָה) Ezekiel 30:17, 18; Isaiah 46:2; Lamentations 1:18, = הָלַךְ שְׁבִי Lamentations 1:5 בַּשְּׁבִי יָבִא Daniel 11:8; נָתַן בַּשְּׁ׳ Ezra 9:7, נָתַן לַשְּׁ׳ Psalm 78:61, לֻקַּח בַּשֶּׁ֑בִי Jeremiah 48:46;וַאֲשֶׁר לַשְּׁבִי לַשֶּׁ֑בִי Jeremiah 15:2; Jeremiah 43:11, וְנָשֵׁינוּ בַּשְּׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 29:9 בִּשְׁבִי instrument of judgment Daniel 11:33; אֶרֶץ שׁ׳ Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27; 2 Chronicles 6:37, 38; phrase of deliverance (only Ezra Nehemiah): נִשְׁאֲרוּ מִןהַֿשְּׁ׳ Nehemiah 1:2, cf.Nehemiah 1:3, הַשָּׁבִים מִןהַֿשְּׁ׳ Nehemiah 8:17, הָעֹלִים מִשְּׁבִי הַגּוֺלָה Ezra 2:1 = Nehemiah 7:6, הַבָּאִים מֵהַשְּׁ׳ Ezra 3:8; Ezra 8:35.
2. act of capture, סוּסֵיכֶם עִם שׁ׳ Amos 4:10; שִׁמְלַת שִׁבְיָהּ Deuteronomy 21:13 i. e. garb in which she was captured (> others captivity, in both: Amos 4:10 = your captive horses; Deuteronomy 21:13 he captive's garb).
3. = captives (coll): Exodus 12:29 (J), Numbers 31:12, 19, 26 (man and beast), Isaiah 20:4 (|| גָּלוּת Isaiah 49:24, 25; Habakkuk 1:9 + Ezekiel 32:9 Greek Version of the LXX and others (see שֶׁבֶר near the end); apparently feminine singular Isaiah 52:2 (but see שָׁבִי); object of שָׁבָה (which see) Judges 5:12 (> שֹׁבֶיךָ Syriac Version JDMich We Bu Now), Numbers 21:1 (JE), Deuteronomy 21:10; Psalm 68:19; 2 Chronicles 28:17.

שָׁבִי adjective or noun masculine whence] שְׁבִיָּה noun feminine captive (compare Rahlfsעני u. ענר in Psalm 63); — בַּתצִֿיּוֺן שׁ׳ Isaiah 52:2b (BevJPhII. xcii (1888) p.127 ingeniously, שְׁבִי הַבַּת, וגו׳ compare || שְׁבִי, Isaiah 52:2a and, on הַבּ, Lamentations 2:13; read also יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ שׁ׳ va (for שְׁבִי) Oort Bu Du CheHParticiple Marti.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

12:29; 12:29

Numbers

21:1; 21:1; 31:12; 31:19; 31:19; 31:26

Deuteronomy

21:10; 21:10; 21:13; 21:13; 28:41

Judges

5:12; 5:12

2 Chronicles

6:37; 6:38; 28:17; 29:9

Ezra

2:1; 2:1; 3:8; 8:35; 9:7

Nehemiah

1:2; 1:3; 7:6; 8:17

Psalms

63; 68:19; 78:61

Isaiah

20:4; 46:2; 49:24; 49:24; 49:25; 52:2; 52:2; 52:2

Jeremiah

15:2; 20:6; 22:22; 30:10; 30:16; 43:11; 46:27; 48:46

Lamentations

1:5; 1:18; 2:13

Ezekiel

12:11; 30:17; 30:18; 32:9

Daniel

11:8; 11:33

Amos

4:10; 4:10; 9:4

Nahum

3:10

Habakkuk

1:9

H7628

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Strong's Number H7628 matches the Hebrew שְׁבִי (šᵊḇî),
which occurs 48 times in 46 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:29 - And that night at midnight, the LORD struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:1 - The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were approaching on the road through Atharim. So he attacked the Israelites and took some of them as prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:29 - What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab!
You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh!
Chemosh has left his sons as refugees,
his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:12 - they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:19 - And all of you who have killed anyone or touched a dead body must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:26 - “You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:41 - You will have sons and daughters, but you will lose them, for they will be led away into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:12 - “Wake up, Deborah, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:17 - The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:9 - Because of this, our fathers have been killed in battle, and our sons and daughters and wives have been captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:1 - Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:8 - The construction of the Temple of God began in midspring,[fn] during the second year after they arrived in Jerusalem. The work force was made up of everyone who had returned from exile, including Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites. The Levites who were twenty years old or older were put in charge of rebuilding the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:35 - Then the exiles who had come out of captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They presented twelve bulls for all the people of Israel, as well as ninety-six rams and seventy-seven male lambs. They also offered twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was given as a burnt offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:7 - From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:2 - Hanani, one of my brothers, came to visit me with some other men who had just arrived from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had returned there from captivity and about how things were going in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:6 - Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:17 - So everyone who had returned from captivity lived in these shelters during the festival, and they were all filled with great joy! The Israelites had not celebrated like this since the days of Joshua[fn] son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - When you ascended to the heights,
you led a crowd of captives.
You received gifts from the people,
even from those who rebelled against you.
Now the LORD God will live among us there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:61

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:61 - He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured;
he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:4 - For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians[fn] as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:2 - Both the idols and their owners are bowed down.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:24 - Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior?
Who can demand that a tyrant[fn] let his captives go?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:25 - But the LORD says,
“The captives of warriors will be released,
and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved.
For I will fight those who fight you,
and I will save your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:2 - Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem.
Sit in a place of honor.
Remove the chains of slavery from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:2 - And if they say to you, ‘But where can we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the LORD says:
“‘Those who are destined for death, to death;
those who are destined for war, to war;
those who are destined for famine, to famine;
those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:6 - As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22 - And now the wind will blow away your allies.
All your friends will be taken away as captives.
Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - “So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel,”
says the LORD.
“For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:16 - “But all who devour you will be devoured,
and all your enemies will be sent into exile.
All who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who attack you will be attacked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:11 - And when he comes, he will destroy the land of Egypt. He will bring death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and war to those destined for war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - “But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel.
For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel[fn] will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:46 - “O Moab, they weep for you!
The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed!
Your sons and your daughters
have been taken away as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 - Her oppressors have become her masters,
and her enemies prosper,
for the LORD has punished Jerusalem
for her many sins.
Her children have been captured
and taken away to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:18 - “The LORD is right,” Jerusalem says,
“for I rebelled against him.
Listen, people everywhere;
look upon my anguish and despair,
for my sons and daughters
have been taken captive to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:11 - Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:53

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:53 - “But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:17 - The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis[fn] will die in battle,
and the women[fn] will be taken away as slaves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt,
it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too.
A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes,
and its daughters will be led away as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:8 - When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:33 - “Wise leaders will give instruction to many, but these teachers will die by fire and sword, or they will be jailed and robbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:10 - “I sent plagues on you
like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago.
I killed your young men in war
and led all your horses away.[fn]
The stench of death filled the air!
But still you would not return to me,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:4 - Even if their enemies drive them into exile,
I will command the sword to kill them there.
I am determined to bring disaster upon them
and not to help them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:10 - Yet Thebes fell,
and her people were led away as captives.
Her babies were dashed to death
against the stones of the streets.
Soldiers threw dice[fn] to get Egyptian officers as servants.
All their leaders were bound in chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9 - “On they come, all bent on violence.
Their hordes advance like a desert wind,
sweeping captives ahead of them like sand.
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