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