What does שְׁבִי · αἰχμαλωσία mean in the Bible?
שְׁבִי · αἰχμαλωσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "captivity, prisoner taken in war".
Hebrew · H7628, G161
Shevi
Exiled ; captured ; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty · captivity
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שְׁבִי H7628 exiled ; captured ; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
Pronunciation šĕbiy
Captivity as both the state of deportation and the collective body of exiles; foundational to Israel's exile theology.
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αἰχμαλωσία G161 captivity
Pronunciation aichmalōsía
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What does shevi (shevi) mean in the Bible?
שְׁבִי · αἰχμαλωσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "captivity, prisoner taken in war".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7628, G161?
H7628, G161 is connected to 48 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. captivity, prisoner taken in war
Strong's H7628, G161
Lexical occurrences 48 verses Source Gloss
captivity, prisoner taken in war
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
shevi is built from this root:
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