שבי

See also: ש־ בי‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ה‎ (š-b-h)

Noun

שֶׁבִי • (shévi) m (singular construct שְׁבִי־)

  1. captivity, a state of being captured
    • Numbers 21:1, with translation of the Darby Bible:
      ‏וַיִּשְׁבְּ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁבִי‎‎ ― and took some of them prisoners
  2. (שְׁבִי, sh'vi) Alternative form of שֶׁבִי
    • Lamentations 1:5, with translation of the Darby Bible:
      ‏עוֹלָלֶיהָ הָלְכוּ שְׁבִי‎‎ ― her children are gone into captivity

Verb

שְׁבִי • (sh'vi)

  1. feminine singular imperative of שָׁבָה‎ (shavá)

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ו־ב‎ (š-w-b)

Verb

שֻׁבִי • (shúvi)

  1. (rare spelling) feminine singular imperative of שָׁב‎ (shav), defective spelling
    • Jeremiah 31:20, with translation of the Darby Bible:
      ‏שֻׁבִי אֶל עָרַיִךְ אֵלֶּה‎ ― turn again to these thy cities

Etymology 3

Root
י־שׁ־ב‎ (y-š-b)

Verb

שְׁבִי • (sh'vi)

  1. feminine singular imperative of יָשַׁב‎ (yasháv)

Proper noun

שבי • (shováy) m

  1. a male given name
    • Ezra 2:42:
      ‏בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים בְּנֵי שַׁלּוּם בְּנֵי אָטֵר בְּנֵי טַלְמוֹן בְּנֵי עַקּוּב בְּנֵי חֲטִיטָא בְּנֵי שֹׁבָי‎‎
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    • Nehemiah 7:45:
      ‏הַשֹּׁעֲרִים בְּנֵי שַׁלּוּם בְּנֵי אָטֵר בְּנֵי טַלְמֹן בְּנֵי עַקּוּב בְּנֵי חֲטִיטָא בְּנֵי שֹׁבָי‎‎
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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