Hebrew word study
שֵׁבֶט H7626
- Transliteration
- shêbeṭ
- Pronunciation
- shay'-bet
- KJV glosses
- [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Lexical summary
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information