שֶֽׁבִי

𐤔𐤁𐤉

shevi

captives

from שְׁבוּ; exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty; captive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.

H7628

2 Chronicles 28:17 · Word #7

Lexicon H7628

Lemmaשְׁבִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤉
Transliterationshᵉbîy
Strong'sH7628
In-contextcaptives

Morphology HNcbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7628-09

captivity

Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun (common gender feminine), appearing in absolute and construct states. Though singular in form, it often functions collectively to denote a body of captives or the state of exile. Derived from the verbal root שבה in the Qal stem (“to take captive”).
Rendering RationaleThe noun שְׁבִי is a feminine singular form derived from the root שבה (“to take captive”). Rendering it as “captivity” preserves the core idea of being seized and carried away while accurately reflecting the feminine singular abstract/collective noun form found in the morphology (Ncbsa/Ncbsc).

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Words from Root שבה (to take captive, to seize, to carry away, to capture in war)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7628-01 bashevi in the captivity
H7633-01 bashiveyah in the captivity
H7628-03 bishevi in captivity

Word Usage (48 occurrences of H7628)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 12:29 הַ/שְּׁבִ֔י hashevi of the captive
Numbers 21:1 שֶֽׁבִי shevi prisoners
Numbers 21:29 בַּ/שְּׁבִ֔ית bashevit into captivity