Word Study · Strong's H7622 · Hebrew
שְׁבוּת
shebuth
sheb-ooth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shᵉbûwth
“exile, concretely, prisoners”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Rendered in the KJV as
captive(-ity).
- 32occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 32 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- שְׁב֣וּת8
- שְׁב֥וּת5
- שְׁבוּת־2
- שְׁבוּתָ֖ם2
- בַּשְּׁבִ֔ית1
- וּשְׁב֥וּת1
- שְׁב֨וּת1
- שְׁבוּת֙1
- שְׁב֤וּת1
- שְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛ם1
- שְׁבוּתְךָ֖1
- שְׁבוּתֵ֑ךְ1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- [the] captivity of19
- captivity their5
- captivity your3
- captivities your2
- and [the] captivity of1
- captivity our1
- in the captivity1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)19
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 19
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 4
- HNcfsc/Sp2mp · 2
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp1bp · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3fp · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp2fs · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 32, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah12 of 32 · 38%
- Ezekiel7 of 32 · 22%
- Psalms4 of 32 · 13%
- Zephaniah2 of 32 · 6%
- Numbers1 of 32 · 3%
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Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 14:7שְׁב֣וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!here: [the] captivity of
- Psalms 53:6שְׁב֣וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!here: [the] captivity of
- Psalms 85:1שְׁבִ֣יתshevitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.here: [the] captivity of
- Psalms 126:4שְׁבִיתֵ֑נוּshevutenunoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralRestore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.here: captivity our
Jeremiah12 occurrences
- Jeremiah 29:14שְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshevitekhemnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralI will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”here: captivity your
- Jeremiah 30:3שְׁב֨וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 30:18שְׁבוּת֙shevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 31:23שְׁבוּתָ֑םshevutamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThis is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’here: captivity their
- Jeremiah 32:44שְׁבוּתָ֖םshevutamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”here: captivity their
- Jeremiah 33:7שְׁב֣וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 33:7שְׁב֣וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 33:11שְׁבוּת־shevut-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 33:26שְׁבוּתָ֖םshevutamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralthen I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”here: captivity their
- Jeremiah 48:47שְׁבוּת־shevut-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 49:6שְׁב֥וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.here: [the] captivity of
- Jeremiah 49:39שְׁב֥וּתshevitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.here: [the] captivity of
Ezekiel7 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:53שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ןshevitehennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine pluralBut I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.here: captivity their
- Ezekiel 16:53שְׁב֤וּתshevitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.here: [the] captivity of
- Ezekiel 16:53שְׁב֥וּתshevitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.here: [the] captivity of
- Ezekiel 16:53וּשְׁב֥וּתushevitconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.here: and [the] captivity of
- Ezekiel 16:53שְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְshevitayikhnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularBut I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.here: captivities your
- Ezekiel 29:14שְׁב֣וּתshevutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.here: [the] captivity of
- Ezekiel 39:25שְׁב֣וּתshevitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.here: [the] captivity of
Zephaniah2 occurrences
- Zephaniah 2:7שְׁבִיתָֽם׃shevutamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.here: captivity their
- Zephaniah 3:20שְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛םshevuteikhemnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralAt that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.here: captivities your