שבה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ה

Verb

שָׁבָה (shavá) (pa'al construction, passive participle שָׁבוּי, passive counterpart נִשְׁבָּה)

  1. (transitive) to capture (took captive).
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
י־שׁ־ב

Verb

שְׁבָה (sh'vá)

  1. Masculine singular imperative of יָשַׁב (yasháv).

Etymology 3

Root
שׁ־ו־ב

Verb

שבה (transliteration needed)

  1. (שָׁבָה, sháva) Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of שָׁב (sháv).
    • Ruth 1:15, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      שָׁבָה יְבִמְתֵּךְ אֶל עַמָּהּ
      sháva y'vimtéch él amáh
      thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people
  2. (שָׁבָה, shavá) Feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׁב (sháv).
    • Esther 2:14, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      בָּעֶרֶב הִיא בָאָה וּבַבֹּקֶר הִיא שָׁבָה
      baérev hé vaá uvabóker hí shavá
      In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return
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