H7626Hebrewšēḇeṭ

שֵׁבֶט

[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

189
Total Occurrences
24
Books
189
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe
  • 2rod, staff
  • 3shaft (of spear, dart)
  • 4club (of shepherd's implement)
  • 5truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority)
  • 6clan, tribe

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shêbeṭ; Pronunciation: shay'-bet