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Lexicon :: Strong's H7617 - šāḇâ

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שָׁבָה
Transliteration
šāḇâ
Pronunciation
shaw-baw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2311

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁבָה shâbâh, shaw-baw'; a primitive root; to transport into captivity:—(bring away, carry, carry away, lead, lead away, take) captive(-s), drive (take) away.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H7617 in the following manner: (carry, take away, ...) captive (37x), (take, drive, ...) away (8x), take (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's H7617 in the following manner: (carry, take away, ...) captive (37x), (take, drive, ...) away (8x), take (2x).

  1. to take captive

    1. (Qal)

      1. to take captive

      2. captive (participle)

      3. to lead captive

    2. (Niphal) to be taken captive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁבָה shâbâh, shaw-baw'; a primitive root; to transport into captivity:—(bring away, carry, carry away, lead, lead away, take) captive(-s), drive (take) away.
STRONGS H7617: Abbreviations
שָׁבָה verb take captive (Late Hebrew, Old Aramaic id.;Arabic bdb098506 (bdb098507); Aramaic שְׁבָא, bdb098508) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Jeremiah 41:14; suffixוְשָׁבָם (consecutive) Jeremiah 43:12 (but read וְשָׁבָה Gie; Du conjectures וְֽֽֽשׁמְמוּ); 2nd person masculine singular שָׁבִיתָ 2 Kings 6:22; Psalm 68:19, etc., Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּשְׁבְּ Numbers 21:1; Jeremiah 41:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular וּשְׁבֵה Judges 5:12; Infinitive construct שְׁבוֺת Obadiah 11; Participle active plural שֹׁבִים Isaiah 14:2, etc.; passive masculine plural שְׁבוּיִם Isaiah 61:1, feminine plural construct שְׁבֻיוֺת Genesis 31:26; — take captive
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a. with accusative of person, Numbers 24:22 (JE), 1 Samuel 30:2; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 6:22 (+ ב instrumental) Jeremiah 41:10 (twice in verse) (but Jeremiah 41:10b Gie reads וַיַּשְׁכֵּם, compare Greek Version of the LXX Luc), Jeremiah 41:14, Genesis 34:29 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:8 (+ מִן part), + 6 times; + Jeremiah 43:12 apparently with accusative idols (but see above; accusative land Gie).
b. accusative חֵילוֺ Obadiah 11 הָֽרְכוּשׁ 2 Chronicles 21:17, cattle, etc., 1 Chronicles 5:21; 2 Chronicles 14:14
c. participle in periphrastic conjugation (לְשֹׁבֵיהֶם) וְהָיוּ שֹׁבִים Isaiah 14:2; participle with suffix = their captives, etc., 1 Kings 8:46 2 Chronicles 6:36; Isaiah 14:2; Jeremiah 50:33, + 5 times; Passive participle Isaiah 61:1 = captives; כִּשְׁבֻיוֺת חָ֑רֶב Genesis 31:26 my daughters as captives of the sword.
2. with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שְׁבִי Judges 5:12 lead captive thy captives, compare Psalm 68:19; 2 Chronicles 28:17, so (+ מִן person) Numbers 21:1 (JE), and (accusative שִׁבְיָה) 2 Chronicles 28:5, 11; שִׁבְיוֺ שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 21:10 = take him captive.
Niph. be taken captive: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁבָּה, of man Genesis 14:14, of beast Exodus 22:9 (E), of עֵדֶר י׳ Jeremiah 13:17; 3rd person plural נִשְׁבּוּ, human subject 1 Samuel 30:8, 5; 1 Kings 8:47 2 Chronicles 6:37; Ezekiel 6:9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:14; 31:26; 31:26; 34:29

Exodus

22:9

Numbers

21:1; 21:1; 24:22

Deuteronomy

21:10

Judges

5:12; 5:12

1 Samuel

30:2; 30:5; 30:8

1 Kings

8:46; 8:47

2 Kings

5:2; 6:22; 6:22

1 Chronicles

5:21

2 Chronicles

6:36; 6:37; 14:14; 21:17; 28:5; 28:8; 28:11; 28:17

Psalms

68:19; 68:19

Isaiah

14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 61:1; 61:1

Jeremiah

13:17; 41:10; 41:10; 41:10; 41:14; 41:14; 43:12; 43:12; 50:33

Ezekiel

6:9

Obadiah

1:11; 1:11

H7617

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Strong's Number H7617 matches the Hebrew שָׁבָה (šāḇâ),
which occurs 47 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:14 - And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:26 - And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:29 - and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:10 - If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:1 - And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:22 -
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted,
Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:9 - And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:12 -
Awake, awake, Deborah;
Awake, awake, utter a song:
Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:2 - and had taken captive the women and all that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:3 - And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:5 - And David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:46 - If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:47 - yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:48 - if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:2 - And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:22 - And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21 - And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:36 - If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:37 - yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:38 - if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:15 - They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:17 - and they came up against Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:12 - And other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they were all broken in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:5 - Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:8 - And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:11 - Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that ye have taken captive of your brethren; for the fierce wrath of Jehovah is upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:17 - For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9 - For if ye turn again unto Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 -
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives;
Thou hast received gifts among men,
Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:46 -
He made them also to be pitied
Of all those that carried them captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:3 -
For there they that led us captive required of us songs,
And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,
Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - And the peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Jehovah for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:17 - But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah’s flock is taken captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:10 - Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:14 - So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:33 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:9 - And those of you that escape shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captive, how that I have been broken with their lewd heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which play the harlot after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:11 - In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
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