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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #07617 - שָׁבָה

Transliteration

shâbâh

Phonetics

shaw-baw'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

2311

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to take captive

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to take captive

1a2) captive (participle)

1a3) to lead captive

1b) (Niphal) to be taken captive

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 498 ‑ ἀντιτάσσω (an‑tee‑tas'‑som‑ahee); 162 ‑ αἰχμαλωτεύω (aheekh‑mal‑o‑tew'‑o); 164 ‑ αἰχμάλωτος (aheekh‑mal‑o‑tos'); 3329 ‑ μετάγω (met‑ag'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (47)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 12

Psalms 3

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Obadiah 1

NAS (62)

Genesis 4

Exodus 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 16

Psalms 4

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 12

Ezekiel 2

Obadiah 2

HCS (47)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 12

Psalms 3

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Obadiah 1

BSB (49)

Genesis 4

Exodus 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 12

Psalms 3

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Obadiah 1

ESV (44)

Genesis 3

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 12

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

WEB (46)

Genesis 3

Exodus 1

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 12

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Obadiah 1

KJV (47)

away 8

captive 20

captives 17

taken 1

took 1

NAS (62)

away 2

captive 15

captives 2

captors 3

captured 4

carried 7

driven 1

keep 1

led 2

off 1

take 5

taken 13

took 6

HCS (47)

were taken captive 1

They captured 2

They carried off 1

been kidnapped 1

brought back 1

captive 4

captives 2

captors 9

captured 4

deport 2

had been kidnapped 1

had been taken prisoner 1

had kidnapped 1

had taken captive 1

has been taken captive 1

is stolen 1

prisoner 1

prisoners 1

take hold of 1

taking away 1

the captives 1

they are taken captive 1

they were deported 2

took 2

took captive 1

you have captured 1

you take 1

you took 1

BSB (49)

They carried off 1

They had taken captive 1

They seized 1

also captured 1

and captured 1

and carried away 1

and carried off 2

and had taken 1

and take [their gods] as captives 1

and take hold of 1

and you take 1

as captives 2

captives 2

captured 1

carried off 1

had been captured 2

had been taken captive 1

had taken captive 1

has been taken captive 1

him and took 1

like captives 1

of their captors 4

our captors 1

stolen 1

taken captive 1

takes you captive 1

their captors 1

them captive 1

they have been carried captive 1

they were taken 2

to the captives 1

took captive 1

took them captive 3

who held them captive 1

who takes them 2

you have captured 1

you took 1

ESV (44)

captive 22

captives 3

captors 4

captured 2

carried 1

carried away 4

carried off 2

take 1

taken 1

taken captive 1

took 2

train 1

WEB (46)

* 4

They took away 1

They will take as captives 1

all those who carried them captive 1

and all who took them captive 1

and carried away 2

and had brought away captive 1

and had taken captive 1

and took 2

and you carry 1

captive 2

captives 1

carried 1

carried away captive 2

carried them away captive 1

carries you away captive 1

carry 1

had carried away captive 1

is taken captive 1

like captives 1

of those who carried them captive 1

or driven away 1

so that they carry them away 2

that you have taken captive 1

those who carried them captive 1

those who led them captive 1

those whom you have taken captive 1

those whose captives 1

to the captives 1

took captive 1

was taken captive 1

were taken captive 2

where they are carried captive 2

where they have carried them captive 1

where they shall be carried captive 1

who carried them captive 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1462) b s (סהב ShB) AC: Turn CO: Seat AB: ?: The pictograph s is a picture of the two front teeth representing pressing, the b is a picture of tent. Combined these mean "Press to the tent". A place of dwelling as the place returned to. A turning back or away from someone or something. A captive is one turned away from a place of dwelling. (eng: shove)

A) b s (סהב ShB) AC: ? CO: Seat AB: ?: A returning to ones place of residence where one sits.

N^f2) t b s (סהבת ShBT) - Seat: KJV (4): seat, place - Strongs: H7675 (שֶׁבֶת)

q^f) f b s (סהבו ShBW) - Shvo: An unknown stone, possibly an agate. KJV (2): agate - Strongs: H7618 (שְׁבוֹ)

B) b b s (סהבב ShBB) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) b b s (סהבב ShBB) - Broken: To be broken into pieces. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (1): broken - Strongs: H7616 (שְׁבָבִים)

b^m) b i b s (סהביב ShBYB) - Flame: [Unknown connection to root; Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (3): spark, flame - Strongs: H7631 (שְׁבִיב), H7632 (שָׁבִיב)

g^m) b b f s (סהובב ShWBB) - Backsliding: A turning back. KJV (6): backsliding, frowardly - Strongs: H7726 (שׁוֹבָב), H7728 (שׁוֹבֵב)

H) e b s (סהבה ShBH) AC: Capture CO: Captive AB: ?: A forcible turning away from ones homeland to another place.

V) e b s (סהבה ShBH) - Capture: To take one away from his homeland as a captive. KJV (47): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Participle) captive, away, carry, take - Strongs: H7617 (שָׁבָה)

N^f3) t f b s (סהבות ShBWT) - Captivity: [df: tybs] KJV (44): captivity, captive - Strongs: H7622 (שְׁבִית)

f^f ) i b s (סהבי ShBY) - Captive: KJV (49): captivity, captive, prisoner, taken - Strongs: H7628 (שְׁבִי)

f^f1) e i b s (סהביה ShBYH) - Captive: KJV (9): captive, captivity - Strongs: H7633 (שִׁבְיָה)

J) b f s (סהוב ShWB) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?: A turning back to a previous state or place.

V) b f s (סהוב ShWB) - Return: To turn back. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (1074): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hophal, Pual, Participle) return, again, turn, back, away, restore, bring, render, answer, recompense, recover, deliver, put, withdraw, requite - Strongs: H7725 (שׁוּב), H8421 (תּוּב)

N^f1) e b f s (סהובה ShWBH) - Returning: KJV (1): returning - Strongs: H7729 (שׁוּבָה)

i^f1) e b f s t (תסהובה TShWBH) - Return: Also a reply as a return. KJV (8): return, expire, answer - Strongs: H8666 (תְּשֻׁבָה)

k^f1) e b f s m (מסהובה MShWBH) - Backsliding: A turning back. KJV (12): backsliding, turning away - Strongs: H4878 (מְשֻׁבָה)

L) b s i (יסהב YShB) AC: Sit CO: Dwelling AB: ?: A place of dwelling as the place returned to.

V) b s i (יסהב YShB) - Sit: To set oneself down in the dwelling place for the night or for long periods of time. To settle or remain. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (1093): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal, Piel) dwell, inhabitant, sit, abide, inhabit, down, remain, in, tarry, set, continue, place, still, taken - Strongs: H3427 (יָשַׁב), H3488 (יְתִב)

a^m) b s f m (מוסהב MWShB) - Dwelling: The place of sitting. KJV (44): habitation, dwelling, seat, dwellingplace, dwell, place, sitting, assembly, situation, sojourning - Strongs: H4186 (מֹשָׁב)

i^m) b s f t (תוסהב TWShB) - Sojourner: One who travels from place to place. KJV (14): sojourner, stranger, foreigner - Strongs: H8453 (תֹּשָׁב)

M) b i s (סהיב ShYB) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?

N^f1 ) e b i s (סהיבה ShYBH) - Return: KJV (2): captivity - Strongs: H7870 (שִׁיבָה), H7871 (שִׁיבָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2213 B s h (Design, Invention)
A2459 K b x (Interweave, Net)
A2807 X b s (Weave, Wreath)
A2809 Y b s (Weave, Plait, Anguish)
A2812 T b s (Cease)
A2834 B k s (Lay, Bed, Copulation)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

שָׁבָה verb take captive (Late Hebrew, Old Aramaic id.;Arabic

(

); Aramaic שְׁבָא,

) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Jeremiah 41:14; suffixוְשָׁבָם (consecutive) Jeremiah 43:12 (but read וְשָׁבָה Gie; Du conjectures וְשׁמְמוּ); 2 masculine singular שָׁבִיתָ 2 Kings 6:22; Psalm 68:19, etc., Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּשְׁבְּ Numbers 21:1; Jeremiah 41:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּשְׁבֵה Judges 5:12; Infinitive construct שְׁבוֺת Obadiah 11; Participle active plural שֹׁבִים Isaiah 14:2, etc.; passive masculine plural שְׁבוּיִם Isaiah 61:1, feminine plural construct שְׁבֻיוֺת Genesis 31:26; — take captive

1.a. with accusative of person, Numbers 24:22 (JE), 1 Samuel 30:2; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 6:22 (+ ב instrumental) Jeremiah 41:10 (twice in verse) (but Jeremiah 41:10 b Gie reads וַיַּשְׁכֵּם, compare ᵐ5 Luc), Jeremiah 41:14, Genesis 34:29 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:8 (+ מִן part), + 6t.; + Jeremiah 43:12 apparently with accusative idols (but see above; accusative land Gie).

b. accusative חֵילוֺ Obadiah 11 הָֽרְכוּשׁ 2 Chronicles 21:17, cattle, etc., 1 Chronicles 5:21; 2 Chronicles 14:14

c. participle in periphrastic conjugation (לְשֹׁבֵיהֶם) וְהָיוּ שֹׁבִים Isaiah 14:2; participle with suffix = their captives, etc., 1 Kings 8:46 2 Chronicles 6:36; Isaiah 14:2; Jeremiah 50:33, +5t.; Passive participle Isaiah 61:1 = captives; כִּשְׁבֻיוֺת חָ֑רֶב Genesis 31:26 my daughters as captives of the sword.

2 with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שְׁבִי Judges 5:12 lead captive thy captives, compare Psalm 68:19; 2 Chronicles 28:17, so (+ מִן person) Numbers 21:1 (JE), and (accusative שִׁבְיָה) 2 Chronicles 28:5,11; שִׁבְיוֺ׳שׁ Deuteronomy 21:10 = take him captive.

Niph`al be taken captive: Perfect 3 masculine singular נִשְׁבָּה, of man Genesis 14:14, of beast Exodus 22:9 (E), of ׳עֵדֶר י Jeremiah 13:17; 3 plural נִשְׁבּוּ, human subject 1 Samuel 30:8,5; 1 Kings 8:47 2 Chronicles 6:37; Ezekiel 6:9.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁבָה fut. apoc. יִשְׁבְּ to take, or lead away captive (Arab. سبا, Syr. ܫܒܐܳ id.), whether persons, Genesis 34:29; 1 Kings 8:48; Psalms 137:3 or flocks, 1 Chronicles 5:21 or else wealth, 2 Chronicles 21:17.- Genesis 31:26, שְׁבוּיוֹת חֶרֶב “captives of the sword” (in Greek, αἰχμάλωται, δορυάλωται), i.e. taken in war; compare 2 Kings 6:22.

Niphal, pass. of Kal, Genesis 14:14; Exodus 22:9.

Derivatives, שְׁבוּת, שְׁבִי, שִׁבְיָה, שׁבִית, and pr.n. שְׁבוּאֵל, שְׁבִי, שֹׁבַי, תִּשְׁבֶּה.

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List of Word Forms

וְשָׁב֤וּם וְשָׁב֧וּם וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ וְשָׁבָ֑ם וַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ ׀ וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ ׀ וַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙ וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ וַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּ וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּ וַיִּשְׁבּ֤וּ וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ וַיִּשְׁבּוּ֩ וַיִּשְׁבּוּ־ וישב וישבו וישבו־ וישבם ושבום ושבית ושבם כִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹת כשביות לְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔ם לִשְׁבוּיִם֙ לשבוים לשביהם נִשְׁבָּ֖ה נִשְׁבּ֑וּ נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃ נִשְׁבּוּ־ נשבה נשבו נשבו־ נשבו׃ שְׁב֥וֹת שְׁבִיתֶ֖ם שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃ שֶׁבְיְךָ֖ שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ שָׁב֖וּ שָׁב֣וּ שָׁבִ֛יתָ שָׁבָ֥ה שָׁבוּ֙ שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ שֹׁבִ֣ים שֹׁבֵיהֶ֖ם שֽׁוֹבֵיהֶ֔ם שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ שׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛ם שׁוֹבֵיהֶֽם׃ שבה שבו שבות שביהם שביו׃ שביך שבים שבית שביתם שוביהם שוביהם׃ שובינו תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃ תשבך׃ kiš·ḇu·yō·wṯ kišḇuyōwṯ kishvuYot lə·šō·ḇê·hem leshoeiHem ləšōḇêhem liš·ḇū·yim lišḇūyim lishvuYim niš·bāh niš·bū niš·bū- nišbāh nišbū nišbū- nishBah nishBu šā·ḇāh šā·ḇî·ṯā šā·ḇū šāḇāh šāḇîṯā šāḇū šə·ḇî·ṯem šə·ḇō·wṯ šeḇ·yə·ḵā šəḇîṯem šəḇōwṯ šeḇyəḵā shaVah shaVita shaVu sheviTem sheVot shevyeCha shivYo shoeiHem shoVeinu shoVim šiḇ·yōw šiḇyōw šō·ḇê·hem šō·ḇîm šō·w·ḇê·hem šō·w·ḇê·nū šōḇêhem šōḇîm šōwḇêhem šōwḇênū tiš·be·kā tišbekā tishBeka vaiYishb vaiyishBem vaiyishBu veshaVam veshaVita veshaVum way·yiš·bêm way·yiš·bū way·yiš·bū- way·yišb wayyišb wayyišbêm wayyišbū wayyišbū- wə·šā·ḇām wə·šā·ḇî·ṯā wə·šā·ḇūm wəšāḇām wəšāḇîṯā wəšāḇūm