שבוי

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
שׁ־ב־ה (š-b-h)

Passive participle of שָׁבָה (shavá, to capture).

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. captive, captured, imprisoned

Noun[edit]

שָׁבוּי (shavúym (plural indefinite שְׁבוּיִים, feminine counterpart שְׁבוּיָה)

  1. captive, prisoner