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Lexicon :: Strong's H7626 - šēḇeṭ

Aa
שֵׁבֶט
Transliteration
šēḇeṭ
Pronunciation
shay'-bet
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably meaning to branch off
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2314a

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׁבֶט shêbeṭ, shay'-bet; from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan:—× correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 190x

The KJV translates Strong's H7626 in the following manner: tribe (140x), rod (34x), sceptre (10x), staff (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 190x
The KJV translates Strong's H7626 in the following manner: tribe (140x), rod (34x), sceptre (10x), staff (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe

    1. rod, staff

    2. shaft (of spear, dart)

    3. club (of shepherd's implement)

    4. truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority)

    5. clan, tribe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׁבֶט shêbeṭ, shay'-bet; from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan:—× correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
STRONGS H7626: Abbreviations
שֵׁ֫בֶט 189 noun masculineNumbers 24:17 (feminineEzekiel 21:15, 18 but corrupt): 1. rod, staff, club, sceptre. 2. tribe; — שׁ׳ absolute Genesis 49:10+, construct 1 Samuel 10:20 +; שָׁ֑טֶ Deuteronomy 1:23 +; suffix שִׁבְטוֺ Judges 21:24+, etc.; plural שְׁבָטִים 1 Kings 11:31 +, construct שִׁבְטֵי Genesis 49:16 +, suffix שְׁבָטֶיךָ Deuteronomy 12:14 +, etc.; —
†1.
a. rod, staff (evidently common article), for smiting (especiallyהִכָּה בַשּׁ׳) Exodus 21:20 (E), Micah 4:14 [Micah 5:1]; Isaiah 10:15 (in simile; || מַטֶּה), Proverbs 10:13 +; מוּסָר שׁ׳ compare Proverbs 29:15; for beating (חָבַט) cummin Isaiah 28:27 (|| מַטֶּה); as (inferior) weapon (opposed to חֲנִית) 2 Samuel 23:21= 1 Chronicles 11:3 (compareמַקֵּל 1 Samuel 17:40, 43); figurative of י׳'s chastisement: national Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 30:31 (both || מַטֶּה), Isaiah 14:29, אַמִּי שׁ׳ Isaiah 10:5 עֶבְרָתוֺ שׁ׳ Lamentations 3:1; individual Job 9:34; Job 21:9 (אֱלוֺהַּ שׁ׳), Job 37:13, 2 Samuel 7:14 (אֲנָשִׁים שׁ׳, i.e. not in-human), Psalm 89:33 (both || נְגָעִים).
b. shaft, i.e. spear, dart, 2 Samuel 18:14, but < read שְׁלָחִים Greek Version of the LXX βέλη Th We Kit HPS Bu.
c. shepherd's implement, club, Psalm 23:4 (|| מִשְׁעֶנֶת), רְעֵה בְשׁ׳ Micah 7:14 (both figurative of י׳); used in mustering or counting sheep Ezekiel 20:37 (figurative), Leviticus 27:32 (compare Jeremiah 33:13), see MackieHast. DB RoD
d. truncheon, sceptre, mark of authority, סֹפֵר שׁ׳ Judges 5:14, משְׁלִים שׁ׳ Isaiah 14:5 (|| מַטֶּה), Genesis 49:10 (poem in J; (|| מְהֹקֵק), Zechariah 10:11 (Psalm 45:7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 19:11, 14 (made from a branch, מַטֶּה); a ruler is תּוֺמֵךְ שׁ׳ Amos 1:5, 8; as symbol of conquest Numbers 24:17 (JE); בַּרְזֶל שׁ׳ Psalm 2:9 (of Messianic king);הָרֶשַׁע שׁ׳ Psalm 125:3; עֶבְרָתוֺ שׁ׳ Proverbs 22:8 (si vera lectio, compare Frankenb. Toy). — see מַטֶּה, מַקֵּל, מִשְׁעֶנֶת.
2. 145: tribe (synonymמַטֶּה, which see 3., especially
a. of (12) tribes of Israel, Genesis 49:16, 28 (poem in J), Deuteronomy 33:5 (poem), Exodus 24:4 (E), + often [J E + 13 times, D + 28 times (מַטֶּה J E D), P + 9 times (compare GrayNumbers 4:18; מ׳ + 150 times + in P); Judges + 15 times. (never מ׳), Samuel + 14 times (never מ׳), Kings + 13 times). (מ׳ + 2 times), Chronicles + 15 times (מ׳ + 23 times), Psalms, + 7 times (never מ׳), prophets + 16 times (מ׳ † Habakkuk 3:9, very dubious)]; Judges 20:12; 1 Samuel 9:21 read שֵׁבֶט (or שִׁבְטִי Ges§ 90 I, We Sta§ 343 e Dr, for שִׁבְטֵי), Vrss (GFMJu); שִׁבְטֵייָֿהּ Psalm 122:4; שִׁבְטֵי נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 63:17.
b. singular of people (of Judah, late) Psalm 74:2, but Jeremiah 10:16 = Jeremiah 51:19 strike out נ׳ שׁ׳ Gf Gie Du.
c. of subdivision of tribe, וגו׳ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת שׁ׳ Numbers 4:18 (P). — 2 Samuel 7:7 read שֹׁפְטֵי (compare 2 Samuel 7:11, || 1 Chronicles 17:6, Ew Th We Dr HPS Bu and others)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7625.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:10; 49:10; 49:16; 49:16; 49:28

Exodus

21:20; 24:4

Leviticus

27:32

Numbers

4:18; 4:18; 24:17; 24:17

Deuteronomy

1:23; 12:14; 33:5

Judges

5:14; 20:12; 21:24

1 Samuel

9:21; 10:20; 17:40; 17:43

2 Samuel

7:7; 7:11; 7:14; 18:14; 23:21

1 Kings

11:31

1 Chronicles

11:3; 17:6

Job

9:34; 21:9; 37:13

Psalms

2:9; 23:4; 45:7; 74:2; 89:33; 122:4; 125:3

Proverbs

10:13; 22:8; 29:15

Isaiah

10:5; 10:15; 10:24; 14:5; 14:29; 28:27; 30:31; 63:17

Jeremiah

10:16; 33:13; 51:19

Lamentations

3:1

Ezekiel

19:11; 19:14; 20:37; 21:15; 21:18

Amos

1:5; 1:8

Micah

5:1; 7:14

Habakkuk

3:9

Zechariah

10:11

H7626

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Strong's Number H7626 matches the Hebrew שֵׁבֶט (šēḇeṭ),
which occurs 190 times in 178 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 4 (Jos 21:16–1Ki 18:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:16 - Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:7 - Moses had given the land of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The other half of the tribe was given land west of the Jordan.) As Joshua sent them away and blessed them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:9 - So the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the rest of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. They started the journey back to their own land of Gilead, the territory that belonged to them according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:10 - But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth[fn] near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:11 - The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:13 - First, however, they sent a delegation led by Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to talk with the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:15 - When they arrived in the land of Gilead, they said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:21 - Then the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the heads of the clans of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4 - I have allotted to you as your homeland all the land of the nations yet unconquered, as well as the land of those we have already conquered—from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] in the west.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:1 - Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14 - They came down from Ephraim—
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’s staff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:1 - Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:19 - “Be quiet and come with us,” they said. “Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn’t it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:30 - Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses,[fn] as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:2 - The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel—400,000 warriors armed with swords—took their positions in the assembly of the people of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - One-tenth of the men[fn] from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah[fn] of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:12 - The Israelites sent messengers to the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What a terrible thing has been done among you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:3 - “O LORD, God of Israel,” they cried out, “why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our tribes is missing from Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5 - Then they said, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we held our assembly in the presence of the LORD?” At that time they had taken a solemn oath in the LORD’s presence, vowing that anyone who refused to come would be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:6 - The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:8 - So they asked, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we assembled in the presence of the LORD?” And they discovered that no one from Jabesh-gilead had attended the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:15 - The people felt sorry for Benjamin because the LORD had made this gap among the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:17 - There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel is not wiped out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:24 - Then the people of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - I chose your ancestor Aaron[fn] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[fn] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:21 - Saul replied, “But I’m only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! Why are you talking like this to me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by tribes and clans.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:20 - So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the LORD, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:21 - Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the LORD, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But when they looked for him, he had disappeared!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:17 - And Samuel told him, “Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD has anointed you king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:1 - Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s tribal leaders, the shepherds of my people Israel. I have never asked them, “Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 - But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - “Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom’s heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:9 - And throughout all the tribes of Israel there was much discussion and argument going on. The people were saying, “The king rescued us from our enemies and saved us from the Philistines, but Absalom chased him out of the country.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:14 - Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites,[fn] assembled for battle and followed him into the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:21 - Once, armed only with a club, he killed a great Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:2 - So the king said to Joab and the commanders[fn] of the army, “Take a census of all the tribes of Israel—from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south—so I may know how many people there are.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:16 - ‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:13 - And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:31 - Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten of these pieces, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give ten of the tribes to you!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:32 - But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:35 - But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:36 - His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:20 - When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:21 - When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against the men of Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:21 - Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:31 - He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,[fn]

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