שבוי

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
שׁ־ב־ה (sh-b-h)

Passive participle of שָׁבָה (shavá, “to capture”).

Adjective

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שָׁבוּי • (shavúy) (feminine שְׁבוּיָה, masculine plural שְׁבוּיִים, feminine plural שְׁבוּיוֹת)

  1. captive, captured, imprisoned

Noun

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שָׁבוּי • (shavúy) m (plural indefinite שְׁבוּיִים, feminine counterpart שְׁבוּיָה)

  1. captive, prisoner
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