שִׁבְיָה
shiv.yah
captive
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שִׁבְיָה (shiv.yah) is defined as "captive." It falls within the semantic domain of Warfare & Conflict, indicating its grenades usage in contexts related to battles, conquests, and the consequences of war. This word appears 9 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance in describing the experiences of people who have been taken prisoner or are under the control of an opposing force. The frequency of its occurrence highlights the significance of captivity as a theme in the biblical narrative. In its usage, שִׁבְיָה emphasizes the state of being under the power of another, often with connotations of loss of freedom and autonomy. This meaning is central to understanding the experiences of those who have been taken captive, whether as prisoners of war, slaves, or individuals subject to oppressive rule.
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Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
Therefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They struck him, and carried away from him a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.
2 Chronicles 28:11Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives that you have taken captive from your brothers, for the fierce wrath of Yahweh is on you.”
2 Chronicles 28:13and said to them, “You must not bring in the captives here, for you intend that which will bring on us a trespass against Yahweh, to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”
2 Chronicles 28:14So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the princes and all the assembly.
2 Chronicles 28:15The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
Nehemiah 4:4“Hear, our God; for we are despised. Turn back their reproach on their own head. Give them up for a plunder in a land of captivity.
Jeremiah 48:46Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity.
Deuteronomy 21:11and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her, and desire to take her as your wife,
Deuteronomy 32:42I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy.”