"שבוי" meaning in Hebrew

See שבוי in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃaˈvuj/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: שָׁבוּי [canonical], shavúy [romanization], שְׁבוּיָה [feminine], שְׁבוּיִים [masculine, plural], שְׁבוּיוֹת [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Passive participle of שָׁבָה (shavá, “to capture”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|שׁ־ב־ה}} Head templates: {{he-adj-auto|stem=שבוי|stemwv=שְׁבוּי|tr=shavúy|wv=שָׁבוּי}} שָׁבוּי • (shavúy) (feminine שְׁבוּיָה, masculine plural שְׁבוּיִים, feminine plural שְׁבוּיוֹת)
  1. captive, captured, imprisoned
    Sense id: en-שבוי-he-adj-1dcuAeDd Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant target parameters, Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ה, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant target parameters: 66 34 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ה: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Noun

IPA: /ʃaˈvuj/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: שָׁבוּי [canonical, masculine], shavúy [romanization], שְׁבוּיִים [indefinite, plural], שְׁבוּי־ [construct, singular], שְׁבוּיֵי־ [construct, plural], שְׁבוּיָה [feminine]
Etymology: Passive participle of שָׁבָה (shavá, “to capture”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|שׁ־ב־ה}} Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=שְׁבוּי|f=שְׁבוּיָה|g=m|pl=שְׁבוּיִים|plcons=שְׁבוּיֵי|tr=shavúy|wv=שָׁבוּי}} שָׁבוּי • (shavúy) m (plural indefinite שְׁבוּיִים, singular construct שְׁבוּי־, plural construct שְׁבוּיֵי־, feminine counterpart שְׁבוּיָה)
  1. captive, prisoner
    Sense id: en-שבוי-he-noun-UQLpSNYn Categories (other): Hebrew terms with collocations, Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ה Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־ב־ה: 49 51
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          "שבויות"
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          "english": "London (Al-Masri), a telegram from Geneva informs, that Mussolini is effectively captured in the hands of the Germans.",
          "ref": "1943 November 3, “מוסוליני שבוי [Mussolini Captured]”, in HaMashkif, page 1:",
          "text": "לונדון, (אלמסרי) ידיעה מג׳יניבה מוסרת, כי מוסוליני הוא למעשה שבוי בידי הגרמנים.",
          "translation": "London (Al-Masri), a telegram from Geneva informs, that Mussolini is effectively captured in the hands of the Germans.",
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      "ipa": "/ʃaˈvuj/",
      "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "שבוי"
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          "english": "prisoner of war",
          "roman": "sh'vuy milkhamá",
          "tags": [
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          "english": "redeeming of captives",
          "roman": "pidyón sh'vuyim",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים",
          "translation": "redeeming of captives",
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          "english": "[…] this great man came out as a prisoner of war in the hands of the Sardinian army, just as he had begun to show his mighty hand — strength does not last forever.",
          "ref": "1860 October 17, “איטאליה [Italy]”, in HaCarmel, page 4:",
          "text": "[…] האיש הגדול הזה, יצא שבוי מלחמה ביד חיל סארדיניע כמעט החל להראות את ידו הגולה, לא לעולם חוסן.",
          "translation": "[…] this great man came out as a prisoner of war in the hands of the Sardinian army, just as he had begun to show his mighty hand — strength does not last forever.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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  "word": "שבוי"
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          "text": "לונדון, (אלמסרי) ידיעה מג׳יניבה מוסרת, כי מוסוליני הוא למעשה שבוי בידי הגרמנים.",
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          "english": "[…] this great man came out as a prisoner of war in the hands of the Sardinian army, just as he had begun to show his mighty hand — strength does not last forever.",
          "ref": "1860 October 17, “איטאליה [Italy]”, in HaCarmel, page 4:",
          "text": "[…] האיש הגדול הזה, יצא שבוי מלחמה ביד חיל סארדיניע כמעט החל להראות את ידו הגולה, לא לעולם חוסן.",
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