What does שָׁבָה · αἰχμαλωσία mean in the Bible?
שָׁבָה · αἰχμαλωσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "people taken prisoner or carried away by force".
Hebrew · H7617, G161
שְׁבִי
To transport into captivity · captivity
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שָׁבָה H7617 to transport into captivity
Pronunciation šābāh
Forcible removal from homeland; denotes coercive displacement of entire populations, often divine judgment for covenant violation
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αἰχμαλωσία G161 captivity
Pronunciation aichmalōsía
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What does שְׁבִי (shebi) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבָה · αἰχμαλωσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "people taken prisoner or carried away by force".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7617, G161?
H7617, G161 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. people taken prisoner or carried away by force
Source Gloss
people taken prisoner or carried away by force
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 18
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 8×
Perfect 1Kgs 8:47 · 1Sam 30:3 · 1Sam 30:5 · 2Chr 6:37 · Ezek 6:9 · Exod 22:9 · Gen 14:14 · Jer 13:17 8×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 10×
Perfect 1Kgs 8:48 · 2Chr 6:38 · 2Chr 25:12 · Gen 34:29 · 2Kgs 6:22 · Ps 68:19 · 2Chr 28:11 · Jer 41:14 8×
Participle active Isa 14:2 1×
Infinitive construct Obad 1:11 1×
Word Origins
שְׁבִי is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain