שְׁבוּת
shᵉbûwth · sheb-ooth'
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Lexicon
Derivation: or שְׁבִית; from H7617 (שָׁבָה);
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
- exile, concretely, prisoners
- figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: captive(-ity).
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁבוּת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
32 occurrences · 32 OT · 0 NT · 19 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the captivity21 · 48%
- their captivity5 · 11%
- thy captivity3 · 7%
- your captivity3 · 7%
- and the captivity3 · 7%
- our captivity2 · 5%
- for i will cause their captivity2 · 5%
- then will i bring again the captivity2 · 5%
- into captivity1 · 2%
- and i will cause the captivity1 · 2%
- of thy captives1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.