שֶׁבִי
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. captivity, a state of being captured
Pronunciation
shévi
Examples9
וַיִּשְׁבְּ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁבִי
and took some of them prisoners
לָקְחוּ אוֹתָם בשֶׁבִי.
They were taken prisoner.
לָקְחוּ אוֹתָם לשֶׁבִי.
They were taken prisoner.
סַבָּא שֶׁלִּי יָשַׁב בשֶׁבִי הַרְבֵּה זְמַן.
My grandpa sat in captivity for a long time.
רֹב הַגּוֹלִים נֶהֶרְגוּ אוֹ נִלְקְחוּ בשֶׁבִי.
Most of the exiles were killed or captured.
בַּחוּרֵי אֹן וּפִי־בֶסֶת בחֶרֶב יִפְּלוּ וְהֵנָּה בשֶׁבִי תֵּלֵכְנָה׃
The youths of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and they will go in captivity.