שְׁבִיshᵉbîy

שְׁבִי: captivity, captives

Pronunciation: sheb-ee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7628

Meanings

1. = state of captivity (Amos 9:4; Deuteronomy 28:41; Nahum 3:10)

2. act of capture (Amos 4:10; Deuteronomy 21:13)

3 = captives (collective) (Exodus 12:29; Numbers 31:12; Numbers 31:19)

שָׁבִי: captive (Psalms 63:1-200; Isaiah 52:2; Lamentations 2:13)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 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.
  • Numbers 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.
  • Numbers 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.
  • Numbers 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.
  • Numbers 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.
  • Deuteronomy 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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