Strong's Lexicon

H7617

H7617 — שָׁבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewshabahverbOccurrences: 48TWOT: 2311

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7617
Word:שָׁבָה
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:48
Transliteration:shabah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-baw'
Meaning:1. to transport into captivity
KJV Renderings:(bring away, carry, carry away, lead, lead away, take) captive(-s), drive (take) away.

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שָׁבָה verb take captive (Late Hebrew, Old Aramaic id.;Arabic [untranscribed source text 5379] ( [untranscribed source text 5380]); Aramaic שְׁבָא, [untranscribed source text 5381]) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ שׁ Jer 41:14 suffixוְשָׁבָם (consecutive) Jer 43:12 (but read וְשָׁבָה Gie; Du conjectures וְ˜שׁמְמוּ); 2 masculine singular שָׁבִיתָ 2Kgs 6:22; Ps 68:19, etc., Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּשְׁבְּ Num 21:1; Jer 41:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּשְׁבֵה Judg 5:12 Infinitive construct שְׁבוֺת Obad 1:11 Participle active plural שֹׁבִים Isa 14:2, etc.; passive masculine plural שְׁבוּיִם Isa 61:1, feminine plural construct שְׁבֻיוֺת Gen 31:26 — take captive
1.
a. with accusative of person, Num 24:22 ( J E ), 1Sam 30:2 ; 2Kgs 5:2 ; 2Kgs 6:22 (+ ב instrumental) Jer 41:10 (twice in verse) (but Jer 41:10 b Gie reads וַיַּשְׁכֵּם, compare ᵐ5 Luc), Jer 41:14, Gen 34:29 ( P ), 2Chr 28:8 (+ מִן part), + 6 t.; + Jer 43:12 apparently with accusative idols (but see above; accusative land Gie).
b. accusative חֵילוֺ Obad 1:11 הָֽרְכוּשׁ 2Chr 21:17 , cattle, etc., 1Chr 5:21; 2Chr 14:14
c. participle in periphrastic conjugation (לְשֹׁבֵיהֶם) וְהָיוּ שֹׁבִים Isa 14:2 participle with suffix = their captives, etc., 1Kgs 8:46 = 2Chr 6:36; Isa 14:2; Jer 50:33 , +5 t.; Passive participle Isa 61:1 = captives; כִּשְׁבֻיוֺת חָ֑רֶב Gen 31:26 my daughters as captives of the sword.
2. with accusative of cognate meaning with verb שְׁבִי Judg 5:12 lead captive thy captives, compare Ps 68:19; 2Chr 28:17, so (+ מִן person) Num 21:1 ( J E ), and (accusative שִׁבְיָה) 2Chr 28:5; 2Chr 28:11 שִׁבְיוֺ ׳ שׁ Deut 21:10 = take him captive.
Niph`al be taken captive: Perfect 3 masculine singular נִשְׁבָּה, of man Gen 14:14, of beast Exod 22:9 ( E ), of ׳ עֵדֶר י Jer 13:17 3 plural נִשְׁבּוּ, human subject 1Sam 30:8; 1Sam 30:5; 1Kgs 8:47 = 2Chr 6:37; Ezek 6:9.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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