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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7616. שְׁבָבִים (shebabim) -- Captives</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7616.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hosea/8-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7616.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7616</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7615.htm" title="7615">◄</a> 7616. shebabim <a href="../hebrew/7617.htm" title="7617">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shebabim: Captives</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שָׁבָב</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shabab<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sheh-vah-BEEM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shaw-bawb')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Captives<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a fragment, ruin<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שָׁבַב (shavav), which means "to take captive" or "to lead away."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for captives is αἰχμάλωτος (aichmalotos), Strong's Greek #164.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "shebabim" refers to individuals who have been taken captive, often in the context of war or conquest. It is used to describe those who are forcibly removed from their homeland and subjected to the authority of a foreign power.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, taking captives was a common practice during military conquests. Captives were often used as slaves, laborers, or bargaining tools. The concept of captivity is significant in the biblical narrative, symbolizing both physical and spiritual bondage. The Israelites experienced captivity notably during the Babylonian exile, which profoundly impacted their identity and faith.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>probably splinters<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>broken to pieces (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שְׁבָבִים</font>) <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine] plural</b></font> probably <font size="+1"><b>splinters</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">יִהְיֶה עֵגֶל שֹׁמְרוֺן</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6</a> (compare We; Vrss appar, conjecture). <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">שׁבב</font> (Assyrian <i><em>šabâbu</em></i>, <em>blaze</em>, compare Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb098502.gif"> <em>burn</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb098503.gif"> <em>ray, flesh</em> (Lexicons, compare PS); Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb098504.gif"> is <em>blaze up</em> (cf Ba<sup>ES 50</sup>) but <img src="/bdbgif/bdb098505.gif"> = <font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> ? (Another; etymology in Ber<sup>Daniel 8:22</sup>)). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>broken in pieces <p>From an unused root meaning to break up; a fragment, i.e. Ruin -- broken in pieces. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שְׁבָבִ֣ים שבבים šə·ḇā·ḇîm šəḇāḇîm shevaVim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hosea/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 8:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ה֑וּא כִּֽי־ <b> שְׁבָבִ֣ים </b> יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עֵ֖גֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Samaria <span class="itali">will be broken to pieces.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Samaria <span class="itali">shall be broken in pieces.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> this Surely <span class="itali">will be broken</span> become the calf<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7616.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7616.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7616<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shevavim_7616.htm">šə·ḇā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7615.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7615"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7615" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7617.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7617"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7617" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>