Strong's Lexicon

H7633

H7633 — שִׁביָה

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

Hebrewshibyahnoun femOccurrences: 12TWOT: 2311e

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7633
Word:	שִׁביָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H7628
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	12
Transliteration:	shibyah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shib-yaw'
Meaning:	1. exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively)
KJV Renderings:	captives(-ity).

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שִׁבְיָה noun feminine captivity, captives (collective), compareשְׁבִי; — always absolute ׳ שׁ; —

1. state of captivity, Jer 48:46 (of בָּבוֺת ,|| שְׁבִי of בָּנִים); ׳ אֶרֶץ שׁ Neh 3:36.

2. body of captives, Deut 21:11; Deut 32:42 || חָלָל), 2Chr 28:14; 2Chr 28:15, object of שָׁבָה, 2Chr 28:5 (גדולה ׳ שׁ), ׳ הָשִׁיבוּ הַשּׁ אֲשֶׁר שְׁבִיתֶם 2Chr 28:11.

Other Resources

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