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H7617שָׁבָהsha.vah

to take captivePart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 3
  10. 2 Samuel: 0
  11. 6
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 12
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. Job: 0
  19. 3
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 3
  24. 6
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 1
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. 1
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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47 occurrences in 42 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 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.

    נִשְׁבָּ֖ה nish.Bah “he had been taken captive”

  2. Genesis 31:26

    And Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?

    כִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹת (שְׁבֻי֖וֹת) sh.vu.Yot “captives of”

  3. Genesis 34:29

    and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and spoiled, even all that was in the house.

    שָׁב֖וּ sha.Vu “they took captive”

  4. Exodus 22:9

    If a man deliver unto his neighbour 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;

    נִשְׁבָּ֖ה nish.Bah “it was captured”

  5. Numbers 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.

    וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀ (יִּ֥שְׁבְּ) i.Yishb “he took captive”

  6. Numbers 24:22

    Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

    תִּשְׁבֶּֽךָּ׃ (תִּשְׁבֶּֽ) tish.Be. “will it take captive”

  7. Numbers 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.

    וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ (יִּשְׁבּ֧וּ) i.yish.Bu “they took captive”

  8. Deuteronomy 21:10

    When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

    וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ (שָׁבִ֥יתָ) sha.Vi.ta “you will take captive”

  9. Judges 5:12

    Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

    וּֽשֲׁבֵ֥ה (שֲׁבֵ֥ה) sha.Veh “take captive”

  10. 1 Samuel 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.

    וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ (יִּשְׁבּ֨וּ) i.yish.Bu “they had taken captive”

  11. 1 Samuel 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 captives.

    נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃ nish.Bu “they had been taken captive”

  12. 1 Samuel 30:5

    And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

    נִשְׁבּ֑וּ nish.Bu “they had been taken captive”

  13. 1 Kings 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;

    וְשָׁב֤וּם (שָׁב֤וּ) sha.Vu “they will take captive”שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ (שֹֽׁבֵי) shoei. “captors”

  14. 1 Kings 8:47

    yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn back, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying: We have sinned, and have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly;

    נִשְׁבּוּ־ nish.bu- “they have been taken captive”שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ (שֹֽׁבֵי) shoei. “captors”

  15. 1 Kings 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

    שָׁב֣וּ sha.Vu “they have taken captive”

  16. 1 Kings 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;

    שֹׁבֵיהֶ֖ם (שֹׁבֵי) shoei. “captors”

  17. 2 Kings 5:2

    And the Arameans had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

    וַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּ (יִּשְׁבּ֛וּ) i.yish.Bu “they had taken captive”

  18. 2 Kings 6:22

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

    שָׁבִ֛יתָ sha.Vi.ta “you have taken captive”

  19. 1 Chronicles 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 souls of men a hundred thousand.

    וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּ (יִּשְׁבּ֣וּ) i.yish.Bu “they took captive”

  20. 2 Chronicles 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;

    וְשָׁב֧וּם (שָׁב֧וּ) sha.Vu “they will take captive”שׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛ם (שׁוֹבֵי) shoei. “captors”

  21. 2 Chronicles 6:37

    yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done iniquitously, and have dealt wickedly;

    נִשְׁבּוּ־ nish.bu- “they have been taken captive”

  22. 2 Chronicles 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 towar

    שָׁב֣וּ sha.Vu “they took captive”

  23. 2 Chronicles 14:14

    They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

    וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ (יִּשְׁבּ֨וּ) i.yish.Bu “they took captive”

  24. 2 Chronicles 21:17

    and they came up against Judah, and broke 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.

    וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ (יִּשְׁבּ֗וּ) i.yish.Bu “they took captive”

  25. 2 Chronicles 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, that they all were broken in pieces.

    שָׁבוּ֙ sha.Vu “they took captive”