What does שְׁבוּת (šəḇûṯ) mean in the Bible?
שְׁבוּת (šəḇûṯ): Captivity as both concrete bondage and metaphorical restoration of lost prosperity or former condition.
Hebrew · H7622
שְׁבוּת
Exile , concretely, prisoners ; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
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שְׁבוּת H7622
Pronunciation šəḇûṯ
What does שְׁבוּת (šəḇûṯ) mean in the Bible?
שְׁבוּת (šəḇûṯ): Captivity as both concrete bondage and metaphorical restoration of lost prosperity or former condition.
Full entry for שְׁבוּת (H7622) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H7622?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from captivity (17), His captive (2), - (1), . . . (1), and (1).
Where does שְׁבוּת (šəḇûṯ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (12), Ezekiel (7), Psalms (4), Zephaniah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It from captivity 17× Psalms 85:1, Jeremiah 29:14, Jeremiah 30:3, Jeremiah 31:23
His captive 2× Psalms 14:7, Psalms 53:6
- 1× Ezekiel 16:53
. . . 1× Ezekiel 16:53
and 1× Jeremiah 33:7
And I will restore you 1× Ezekiel 16:53
as well as 1× Ezekiel 16:53
his prosperity 1× Job 42:10
into captivity 1× Numbers 21:29
our captives 1× Psalms 126:4
the fortunes of 1× Jeremiah 30:18
their captives 1× Zephaniah 2:7
you from captivity 1× Deuteronomy 30:3
your captives 1× Zephaniah 3:20
your captivity 1× Lamentations 2:14
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:29 בַּשְּׁבִ֔ית to into captivity Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 30:3 שְׁבוּתְךָ֖ to you from captivity Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Job 42:10 שְׁבִית to his prosperity Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 14:7 שְׁב֣וּת to His captive Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 53:6 שְׁב֣וּת to His captive Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 85:1 שְׁבוּת to from captivity Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 126:4 שְׁבוּתֵנוּ to our captives Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Jeremiah 29:14 שְׁבִיתְכֶם to from captivity Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Jeremiah 30:3 שְׁב֨וּת to from captivity Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 30:18 שְׁבוּת֙ to the fortunes of Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:29
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 11
Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Jeremiah 12 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 7 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Amos 1 Zephaniah 2
Source forms
שְׁב֣וּת 6x šə·ḇūṯ Psalms 14:7, Psalms 53:6, Jeremiah 33:7, Ezekiel 29:14
שְׁבִית 5x šə·ḇīṯ Job 42:10, Jeremiah 49:39, Ezekiel 16:53, Ezekiel 39:25
שְׁב֥וּת 3x šə·ḇūṯ Jeremiah 49:6, Hosea 6:11, Joel 3:1
שְׁבוּת־ 2x šə·ḇūṯ- Jeremiah 33:11, Jeremiah 48:47
שְׁבוּתָ֖ם 2x šə·ḇū·ṯām Jeremiah 32:44, Jeremiah 33:26
בַּשְּׁבִ֔ית 1x baš·šə·ḇîṯ Numbers 21:29
וּשְׁבִית 1x ū·šə·ḇīṯ Ezekiel 16:53
שְׁבוּת 1x šə·ḇūṯ Psalms 85:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 19x Job 42:10, Psalms 14:7, Psalms 53:6, Psalms 85:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 4x Jeremiah 31:23, Jeremiah 32:44, Jeremiah 33:26, Zephaniah 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 16:53
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:53
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Zephaniah 3:20
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Psalms 126:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Lamentations 2:14
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 29:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Captivity as both concrete bondage and metaphorical restoration of lost prosperity or former condition.
Source Gloss
exile , concretely, prisoners ; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Captivity as both concrete bondage and metaphorical restoration of lost prosperity or former condition.
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity BDB: give his daughters into captivity Usage: captive(-ity).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Fortunes; captivity; the act of turning back or restoring to a previous state of blessing
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain