שִׁיבָה

# Šībāh: A Rare Hebrew Term for Sojourn The Hebrew word *šībāh* (שִׁיבָה) carries the meaning of "sojourn"—a temporary stay or residence in a place that is not one's permanent home. Based on the lexical data, this term occurs only once in the biblical text, which limits our ability to observe its full semantic range or idiomatic usage patterns. Because *šībāh* appears only a single time in the Bible, we cannot determine whether it had a stable, consistent meaning across different contexts or whether it carried specialized theological significance. The word belongs to a semantic field related to temporary dwelling and travel, but its rarity prevents us from establishing whether it was a common colloquial term, a poetic or formal variant, or a word already becoming obsolete by the time the biblical texts were composed. Any deeper analysis of its nuances, frequency of use, or cultural implications would require additional textual evidence not available in the provided data.

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