שבי

See also: ש־ בי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ה (sh-b-h)

Noun

שֶׁבִי • (shévi) m (singular construct שְׁבִי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. captivity, a state of being captured
   • Tanach, 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
   • Tanach, 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 (sh-w-b)

Verb

שֻׁבִי • (shúvi)

1. (rare spelling) feminine singular imperative of שָׁב (shav), defective spelling
   • Tanach, 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-sh-b)

Verb

שְׁבִי • (sh'vi)

1. feminine singular imperative of יָשַׁב (yasháv)

Etymology 4

Proper noun

שבי • (shováy) m

1. a male given name
   • Tanach, Ezra 2:42:

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

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   • Tanach, Nehemiah 7:45:

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

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Anagrams

• בשי, ביש, י־ב־ש, יבש, י־ש־ב, ישב