Word Study · Strong's H7633 · Hebrew
שִׁבְיָה
shibyah
shib-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shibyâh
“exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively)
Rendered in the KJV as
captives(-ity).
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הַשִּׁבְיָה֙2
- בַשִּׁבְיָ֗ה1
- בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה1
- בַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃1
- הַשִּׁבְיָ֔ה1
- וְשִׁבְיָ֔ה1
- שִׁבְיָ֣ה1
- שִׁבְיָֽה׃1
How it is rendered · 7
- the group of captives3
- a group of captives1
- among the [female] captive[s]1
- and [the] captive1
- captivity1
- in the captivity1
- on the group of captives1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncfsa · 3
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 21:11בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הbashivyahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularif you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,here: among the [female] captive[s]
- Deuteronomy 32:42וְשִׁבְיָ֔הveshivyahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularI will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”here: and [the] captive
2 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 28:5שִׁבְיָ֣הshivyahnoun · feminine singularSo the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.here: a group of captives
- 2 Chronicles 28:11הַשִּׁבְיָ֔הhashivyahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow therefore, listen to me and return the captives you took from your kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”here: the group of captives
- 2 Chronicles 28:13הַשִּׁבְיָה֙hashivyahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”here: the group of captives
- 2 Chronicles 28:14הַשִּׁבְיָה֙hashivyahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the leaders and all the assembly.here: the group of captives
- 2 Chronicles 28:15בַשִּׁבְיָ֗הvashivyahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThen the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.here: on the group of captives