שבה

עברית

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שבה¹

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Cognate with Ge'ez ፄወወ (ṣ́ewäwä), Arabic سَبَى (sabā), Classical Syriac ܫܒܳܐ.

verb שָׁבָה · shavá · שָׁבוּי · נִשְׁבָּה · לִשְׁבּוֹת · שְׁבִיָּה

  1. construction pa'al, transitive to capture (took captive). וְאֶת נְשֵׁיהֶם שָׁבוּ

שבה²

verb שְׁבָה · sh'vá

  1. cohortative, masculine, prefix, second person, singular Second-person masculine singular cohortative (prefix conjugation) of יָשַׁב (yasháv). שְׁבָה עִמָּדִי

שבה³

verb

  1. feminine, past, singular, suffix, third person Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of שָׁב (sháv). שָׁבָה יְבִמְתֵּךְ אֶל עַמָּהּ
  2. feminine, participle, present, singular Feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׁב (sháv). בָּעֶרֶב הִיא בָאָה וּבַבֹּקֶר הִיא שָׁבָה

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"שבה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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שבה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%94

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"שבה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שבה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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