HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7633
שִׁבְיָה
shiv.yah — captive
1) captivity, captives 1a) (state of) captivity 1b) captives
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Captive
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G164
αἰχμάλωτος
aichmalōtos — captive
αἰχμάλωτος, -ον (αἰχμή, a spear, ἁλίσκομαι, to be taken), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבָה, גּוֹלָה ;] captive: Luk.4:18 (LXX).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3947
לָקַח
la.qach — to take: take
: take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)
852 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5656
עֲבֹדָה
a.vo.dah — service
: service[as_servant/slave] 1) labour, service 1a) labour, work 1b) labour (of servant or slave) 1c) labour, service (of captives or subjects) 1d) service (of God)
123 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5019
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר
ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar — Nebuchadnezzar
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.1; father of: Belshazzar (H1112) Also named: ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר "Nebuchadnezzar" H5020) § Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown" the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
55 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7628
שְׁבִי
she.vi — captivity
1) captivity, captives 1a) (state of) captivity 1b) (act of) capture 1c) captives
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7617
שָׁבָה
sha.vah — to take captive
1) to take captive 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take captive 1a2) captive (participle) 1a3) to lead captive 1b) (Niphal) to be taken captive
41 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1210
δέω
deō — to bind
δέω (I), [in LXX chiefly for אסר ;] to tie, bind, fasten; (1) with accusative of thing(s), before εἰς δεσμάς, Mat.13:30; of an ass, Mat.21:2, Mrk.11:2, 4 Luk.19:30. (2) with accusative of person(s), of swathing a dead body, ὀθονίοις, Jhn.19:40; δεδομένος τ. πόδας . . . κειρίαις (Bl., §34, 6; Kühner 3, iii, 125), Jhn.11:44; of binding with chains, ἀγγέλους, Rev.9:14; a demoniac, πέδαις κ. ἁλύσεσι, Mrk.5:3, 4; captives, Mat.12:29 14:3 22:13 27:2, Mrk.3:27 6:17 15:1, 7, Jhn.18:12, 24, Act.9:2, 14, 21, 21:11, 13 22:5, 29 24:27, Col.4:3, Rev.20:2; ἁλύσεσι, Act.12:6 21:33. Metaphorical, ὁ λόγος τ. Θεοῦ, 2Ti.2:9; of Satan binding by disease (MM, see word), Luk.13:16; of constraint or obligation, Act.20:22; of the marriage bond, 1Co.7:39; id. with dative of person(s), ἀνδρί, Rom.7:2; γυναικί, 1Co.7:27; in Rabbinic lang. (Dalman, Words, 213f.), to forbid, declare forbidden, Mat.16:19 18:18 (cf. κατα-, περι-, συν-, ὐπο-δέω; Cremer, 82). † (AS)
40 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5020
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר
ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar — Nebuchadnezzar
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.1; father of: Belshazzar (H1112) Aramaic of ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר "Nebuchadnezzar" H5019) § Nebuchadnezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown" the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
29 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7967
שַׁלּוּם
shal.lum — Shallum
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.10; son of: Jabesh (H3003H) § Shallum = "retribution" 1) son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem 2) the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died 2a) also 'Jehoahaz' 3) husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4 4) uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3 5) a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon 6) a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel 7) an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah 8) a son of Naphtali 9) a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple 9a) maybe same as 13 10) son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 11) a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra 12) a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9 13) a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7622
שְׁבִית
she.vut — captivity
1) captivity, captives 2) defeat, reversed fortunes
23 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1198
δέσμιος
desmios — prisoner
δέσμιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; δεσμός), [in LXX for אסר;] 1. binding. 2. bound, captive; ὁ δ., as subst., a prisoner: Mat.27:15, 16, Mrk.15:6, Act.16:25, 27 23:18 25:14, 27 28:16 (Rec.) 17, Heb.10:34 13:3; ὁ δ. τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Eph.3:1, 2Ti.1:8, Phm 1, 9; ὁ δ. ἐν κυρίῳ, Eph.4:1.† (AS)
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H615
אָסִיר
a.sir — prisoner
prisoner, captive, bondman
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3087
יְהוֹצָדָק
ye.ho.tsa.daq — Jehozadak
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.14; son of: Seraiah (H8304H); brother of: Ezra (H5830); father of: Joshua (H3091J); also called Jozadak at Ezr.3.2,8; 5.2; 1x § Jehozadak or Josedech = "Jehovah is righteous" grandson of the high priest Hilkiah; son of the high priest Seraiah; and father of the high priest Joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3204
יְכוֹנְיָה
ye.khon.yah — Jeconiah
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.6; son of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Nehushta (H5179); father of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?) and Shealtiel (H7597A); also called Jeconiah at 1Ch.3.16,17; 2x27.20; 28.4; 29.2; Coniah at Jer.22.24,28; 37.1; Shallum at Jer.22.11; Jechoniah (KJV: Jechonias; NIV: Jeconiah) inMat.1.11; 1x Another name of ye.ho.ya.khin (יְהוֹיָכִין "Jehoiachin" H3078) § Jeconiah = "Jehovah will establish" 1) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah and king of Judah for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar and was taken captive to Babylon where he was imprisoned for the next 36 years; released at the death of Nebuchadnezzar and lived in Babylon until his death 1a) primary spelling 'Jehoiachin'
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1587
גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ
ge.mar.yah — Gemariah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.3; son of: Hilkiah (H2518H); brother of: Azariah (H5838L) § Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished" 1) the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people 2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3136
יוֹצָדָק
yo.tsa.daq — Jozadak
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.14; son of: Seraiah (H8304H); brother of: Ezra (H5830); father of: Joshua (H3091J); also called Jozadak at Ezr.3.2,8; 5.2; 1x Another name of ye.ho.tsa.daq (יְהוֹצָדָק "Jehozadak" H3087) § Jozadak = "Jehovah is righteous" grandson of the high priest Hilkiah; son of the high priest Seraiah; and father of the high priest Joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H616
אַסִּיר
as.sir — prisoner
1) prisoners (collective) 2) (CLBL) prisoner, captive
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7619
שְׁבוּאֵל
she.vu.el — Shebuel
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.16; son of: Gershom (H1647); father of: Jehdeiah (H3165); also called Shubael at 1Ch.24.20; § Shebuel or Shubael = "captive of God" 1) son of Gershom and grandson of Moses 2) one of the 14 sons of Heman the musician
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G163
αἰχμαλωτίζω
aichmalōtizō — to capture
αἰχμαλωτίζω (αἰχμάλωτος), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבה ;] in late writers = cl. αἰχμάλωτον ποιῶ (ἄγω), to take or lead captive: before εἰς, Luk.21:24 (cf. Tob.1:10); metaphorically, Rom.7:23, 2Co.10:5, 2Ti.3:6.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4869
συναιχμάλωτος
sunaichmalōtos — fellow prisoner
συν-αιχμάλωτος, -ου, ὁ a fellow prisoner (prop., of a captive in war, see Lft., Col., 234): Rom.16:7, Col.4:10, Phm 23.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2397
חַח
chach — hook
1) hook, ring, fetter, brooch 1a) hook, ring (in nose of captive) 1b) hook, ring (as jewellery) 1b1) nose ring 1b2) bracelet
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2477
חֲלַח
cha.lach — Halah
§ Halah = "painful" a city or district in Mesopotamia under Assyrian control where the Israelite captives were taken
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2221
ζωγρέω
zōgreō — to capture alive
ζωγρέω, -ῶ (ζωός, alive, + ἀγρεύω) [in LXX chiefly for חָיָה hi. ;] to catch alive, take captive: metaphorically, Luk.5:10; pass., 2Ti.2:26 (on the meaning and construction, see Ellic., CGT, in l).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
One taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam. 4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was taken by assault, all the men were slain, and the women and children carried away captive and sold as slaves (Isa. 20; 47:3; 2 Chr. 28:9-15; Ps. 44:12; Joel 3:3), and exposed to the most cruel treatment (Nah. 3:10; Zech. 14:2; Esther 3:13; 2 Kings 8:12; Isa. 13:16, 18). Captives were sometimes carried away into foreign countries, as was the case with the Jews (Jer. 20:5; 39:9, 10; 40:7).
Scripture references
1 Kings 20:32Joshua 10:24Judges 1:72 Samuel 4:12Judges 8:72 Samuel 12:311 Chronicles 20:3Isaiah 20Isaiah 47:32 Chronicles 28:9-15Psalms 44:12Joel 3:3Nahum 3:10Zechariah 14:2Esther 3:132 Kings 8:12Isaiah 13:16Isaiah 13:18Jeremiah 20:5Jeremiah 39:9Jeremiah 39:10Jeremiah 40:7
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.