שבי

שבי

See also: ש־ בי‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ה‎ (š-b-h)

Noun

שֶׁבִי • (shévi) m (singular construct שְׁבִי־)

1. captivity, a state of being captured
   • Numbers 21:1, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     ‏וַיִּשְׁבְּ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁבִי‎‎ ― and took some of them prisoners

2. (שְׁבִי, sh'vi) Alternative form of שֶׁבִי
   • Lamentations 1:5, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     ‏עוֹלָלֶיהָ הָלְכוּ שְׁבִי‎‎ ― her children are gone into captivity

Verb

שְׁבִי • (sh'vi)

1. feminine singular imperative of שָׁבָה‎ (shavá)

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ו־ב‎ (š-w-b)

Verb

שֻׁבִי • (shúvi)

1. (rare spelling) feminine singular imperative of שָׁב‎ (shav), defective spelling
   • Jeremiah 31:20, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     ‏שֻׁבִי אֶל עָרַיִךְ אֵלֶּה‎ ― turn again to these thy cities

Etymology 3

Root
י־שׁ־ב‎ (y-š-b)

Verb

שְׁבִי • (sh'vi)

1. feminine singular imperative of יָשַׁב‎ (yasháv)

Proper noun

שבי • (shováy) m

1. a male given name
   • Ezra 2:42:

     ‏בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים בְּנֵי שַׁלּוּם בְּנֵי אָטֵר בְּנֵי טַלְמוֹן בְּנֵי עַקּוּב בְּנֵי חֲטִיטָא בְּנֵי שֹׁבָי‎‎

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   • Nehemiah 7:45:

     ‏הַשֹּׁעֲרִים בְּנֵי שַׁלּוּם בְּנֵי אָטֵר בְּנֵי טַלְמֹן בְּנֵי עַקּוּב בְּנֵי חֲטִיטָא בְּנֵי שֹׁבָי‎‎

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Anagrams

• בשי‎, ביש‎, יבש‎, ישב‎