וַ/יִּשְׁבּוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅
shâbâh
and carried away
To take captive, seize or carry off persons or property, especially by force or as part of military action. Used primarily in the context of taking people as captives in war or raids, but can also refer to carrying away goods or spoils; the term may also extend to the act of leading away into exile or forced migration after conquest.
2 Chronicles 28:17 · Word #6
Lexicon H7617
| Lemma | שָׁבָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤄 |
| Transliteration | shâbâh |
| Strong's | H7617 |
| Definition | To take captive, seize or carry off persons or property, especially by force or as part of military action. Used primarily in the context of taking people as captives in war or raids, but can also refer to carrying away goods or spoils; the term may also extend to the act of leading away into exile or forced migration after conquest. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and carried away |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7617-18
and they took captive
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active action of seizing or carrying off captives. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd person masculine plural conveys a past narrative action performed by ‘they,’ hence ‘and they took captive.’ |
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