Word Study · Strong's H7628 · Hebrew
שְׁבִי
shebi
sheb-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shᵉbîy
“exiled”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
Rendered in the KJV as
captive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.
- 49occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 16 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 40inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 49 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 40
- בַּשְּׁבִ֥י3
- שֶֽׁבִי׃3
- בַּשְּׁבִ֖י2
- בַּשְּׁבִ֣י2
- הַשְּׁבִ֔י2
- מִשְּׁבִ֣י2
- שִׁבְיָ֑ם2
- בִּשְׁבִ֥י1
- בַשְּׁבִ֖י1
- בַשְּׁבִי֙1
- בַשֶּׁ֔בִי1
- בַּשְּׁבִ֧י1
and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- in the captivity13
- captive[s]4
- captivity their4
- the captivity4
- to the captivity3
- [are] for the captivity2
- [the] captive[s] of2
- from [the] captivity of2
- from the captivity2
- [are] in the captivity1
- [the] capture of1
- a captive of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular20
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- noun · feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncmsa · 20
- HTd/Ncmsa · 6
- HNcmsa · 5
- HNcmsc · 4
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 4
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HR/Td/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp · 1
- HNcfsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 49, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah10 of 49 · 20%
- Isaiah5 of 49 · 10%
- Numbers4 of 49 · 8%
- 2 Chronicles4 of 49 · 8%
- Ezra4 of 49 · 8%
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 21:1שֶֽׁבִי׃shevinoun · masculine singularWhen the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.here: captive[s]
- Numbers 31:12הַשְּׁבִ֧יhashevithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.here: the captive[s]
- Numbers 31:19וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃ushevikhemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralAll of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.here: and captive[s] your
- Numbers 31:26הַשְּׁבִ֔יhashevithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.here: the captivity
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 21:10שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shivyonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,here: captive[s] his
- Deuteronomy 21:13שִׁבְיָ֜הּshivyahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularand put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.here: captivity her
- Deuteronomy 28:41בַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃bashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYou will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.here: in the captivity
2 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 6:37שִׁבְיָם֙shivyamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraland when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’here: captivity their
- 2 Chronicles 6:38שִׁבְיָ֖םshivyamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraland when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,here: captivity their
- 2 Chronicles 28:17שֶֽׁבִי׃shevinoun · masculine singularThe Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.here: captive[s]
- 2 Chronicles 29:9בַּשְּׁבִ֖יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.here: [are] in the captivity
Ezra4 occurrences
- Ezra 2:1מִשְּׁבִ֣יmishevipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,here: from [the] captivity of
- Ezra 3:8מֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יmehashevipreposition + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIn the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.here: from the captivity
- Ezra 8:35מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יmehashevipreposition + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.here: from the captivity
- Ezra 9:7בַּשְּׁבִ֧יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFrom the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and put to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.here: by the captivity
Nehemiah4 occurrences
- Nehemiah 1:2הַשֶּׁ֖בִיhashevithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.here: the captivity
- Nehemiah 1:3הַשְּׁבִי֙hashevithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”here: the captivity
- Nehemiah 7:6מִשְּׁבִ֣יmishevipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,here: from [the] captivity of
- Nehemiah 8:17הַשְּׁבִ֥י׀hashevithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.here: the captivity
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 68:18שֶּׁ֗בִיshevinoun · masculine singularYou have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.here: captive[s]
- Psalms 78:61לַשְּׁבִ֣יlashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.here: to the captivity
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 20:4שְׁבִ֨יshevinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.here: [the] captive[s] of
- Isaiah 46:2בַּשְּׁבִ֥יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.here: in the captivity
- Isaiah 49:24שְׁבִ֥יshevinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?here: [the] captive[s] of
- Isaiah 49:25שְׁבִ֤יshevinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.here: a captive of
- Isaiah 52:2שְׁבִיָּ֖הsheviyahnoun · feminine singularShake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.here: O captive [one]
Jeremiah10 occurrences
- Jeremiah 15:2לַשְּׁבִ֖יlashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIf they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’here: [are] for the captivity
- Jeremiah 15:2לַשֶּֽׁבִי׃lashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIf they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’here: to the captivity
- Jeremiah 20:6בַּשֶּׁ֑בִיbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies.’”here: in the captivity
- Jeremiah 22:22בַּשְּׁבִ֣יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.here: in the captivity
- Jeremiah 30:10שִׁבְיָ֑םshivyamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAs for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.here: captivity their
- Jeremiah 30:16בַּשְּׁבִ֣יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularNevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.here: in the captivity
- Jeremiah 43:11לַשְּׁבִי֙lashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.here: [are] for the captivity
- Jeremiah 43:11לַשֶּׁ֔בִיlashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.here: to the captivity
- Jeremiah 46:27שִׁבְיָ֑םshivyamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBut you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.here: captivity their
- Jeremiah 48:46בַּשֶּׁ֔בִיbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWoe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.here: in the captivity
Lamentations2 occurrences
- Lamentations 1:5שְׁבִ֖יshevinoun · masculine singularHer foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.here: captivity
- Lamentations 1:18בַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ סvashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.here: in the captivity
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 12:11בַשְּׁבִ֖יvashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYou are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.here: in the captivity
- Ezekiel 30:17בַּשְּׁבִ֥יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.here: in the captivity
- Ezekiel 30:18בַּשְּׁבִ֥יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.here: in the captivity
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 11:8בַּשְּׁבִ֖יbashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,here: in the captivity
- Daniel 11:33בִּשְׁבִ֥יbishvipreposition + noun · masculine singularThose with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.here: by captivity
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 4:10שְׁבִ֣יshevinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.here: [the] capture of
- Amos 9:4בַשְּׁבִי֙vashevipreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThough they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”here: in the captivity