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Strong's H7628 שְׁבִי (shebi)

Shebi means “prisoners” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7628
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 48
Books 16

Strong's H7628 Quick Answer

Strong's H7628 שְׁבִי (shbiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shbiy (sheb-ee') n-f. 1. exiled 2. captured It has 48 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include captivity, into, thee, lord, and captives. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shbiy (sheb-ee') n-f. 1. exiled 2. captured
Usage
48 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
captivity, into, thee, lord, and captives

Meaning and Definition

shbiy (sheb-ee') n-f. 1. exiled 2. captured 3. (as noun) exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively) 4. (by extension) plunder [from H7618] KJV: captive(-ity), prisoners, X take away, that was taken. Root(s): H7618

Original Word
שְׁבִי
Transliteration
shbiy
Derivation
First root strongs: 7618
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7628. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

captivity into thee lord captives away sword carried land israel children shalt

How Strong's H7628 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 48 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7628 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7628 in the Old Testament

48 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 12:29 KJV

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Numbers 21:1 KJV

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

Numbers 21:29 KJV

Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

Usage Excerpts

First 48 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7628.

Exodus 12:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Numbers 21:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
Numbers 21:29 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
Numbers 31:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
Numbers 31:19 Old Testament, KJV
And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
Numbers 31:26 Old Testament, KJV
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Deuteronomy 21:13 Old Testament, KJV
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
Deuteronomy 28:41 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
Judges 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
2 Chronicles 6:37 Old Testament, KJV
Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
2 Chronicles 6:38 Old Testament, KJV
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
2 Chronicles 28:17 Old Testament, KJV
For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
2 Chronicles 29:9 Old Testament, KJV
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
Ezra 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Ezra 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Ezra 8:35 Old Testament, KJV
Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Ezra 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Nehemiah 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
Nehemiah 8:17 Old Testament, KJV
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
Psalms 68:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Psalms 78:61 Old Testament, KJV
And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.
Isaiah 20:4 Old Testament, KJV
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 46:2 Old Testament, KJV
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
Isaiah 49:24 Old Testament, KJV
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Isaiah 49:25 Old Testament, KJV
But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Isaiah 52:2 Old Testament, KJV
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Jeremiah 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Jeremiah 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
Jeremiah 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
Jeremiah 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
Jeremiah 30:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
Jeremiah 43:11 Old Testament, KJV
And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
Jeremiah 46:27 Old Testament, KJV
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Jeremiah 48:46 Old Testament, KJV
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
Lamentations 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
Lamentations 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
Ezekiel 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
Ezekiel 16:53 Old Testament, KJV
When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
Ezekiel 30:17 Old Testament, KJV
The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
Ezekiel 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
Daniel 11:8 Old Testament, KJV
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
Daniel 11:33 Old Testament, KJV
And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
Amos 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
Nahum 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Habakkuk 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7628, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 4 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7628 FAQ

What does shebi (שְׁבִי) mean?

Shebi (Strong's H7628) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prisoners". shbiy (sheb-ee') n-f. 1. exiled 2. captured

How many times is shebi (שְׁבִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 48 linked usages for Strong's H7628 across 16 books.

Where can I study shebi (שְׁבִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7628 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shebi (שְׁבִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as captivity, into, thee, lord, captives, and away. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.