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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 1 / 4 (Gen 49:10–Jos 18:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 - The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16 - Dan will be the judge of his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:28 - These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:20 - If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:4 - Then Moses put down in writing all the words of the Lord, and he got up early in the morning and made an altar at the foot of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:21 - The jewels are to be twelve in number, for the names of the children of Israel; every jewel having the name of one of the twelve tribes cut on it as on a stamp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:14 - There were twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel; on every one the name of one of the tribes of Israel was cut, like the cutting of a stamp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:32 - And a tenth part of the herd and of the flock, whatever goes under the rod of the valuer, will be holy to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:18 - Do not let the family of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2 - Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2 - And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel there, with their tents in the order of their tribes: and the spirit of God came on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:17 - I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:33 - So Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and Og, king of Bashan, all the land with its towns and the country round them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:3 - Now if they get married to any of the sons of other tribes of the children of Israel, then their property will be taken away from the heritage of our fathers, and become part of the heritage of the tribe into which they get married: and their heritage will be taken away from the heritage of our tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23 - And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:13 - The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, all the land of Argob, together with Bashan, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (This land is named the land of the Rephaim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - And after hearing the voice which came out of the dark while the mountain was burning with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your chiefs came to me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:5 - But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:14 - But in the place marked out by the Lord in one of your tribes, there let your burned offerings be offered, and there do what I have given you orders to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 - You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:1 - The priests, the Levites, that is, all the tribe of Levi, will have no part or heritage with Israel: their food and their heritage will be the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:5 - For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God from all your tribes, to do the work of priests in the name of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:8 - And we took their land and gave it to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for their heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:10 - You have come here today, all of you, before the Lord your God; the heads of your tribes, the overseers, and those who are in authority over you, with all the men of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18 - So that there may not be among you any man or woman or family or tribe whose heart is turned away from the Lord our God today, to go after other gods and give them worship; or any root among you whose fruit is poison and bitter sorrow;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:21 - He will be marked out by the Lord, from all the tribes of Israel, for an evil fate, in keeping with all the curses of the agreement recorded in this book of the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 - Get together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:5 - And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel came together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:12 - And to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:12 - So take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, a man from every tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:2 - Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:4 - So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:8 - So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and put them down there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:12 - And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went over armed before the children of Israel as Moses had said to them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:14 - So in the morning you are to come near, tribe by tribe; and the tribe marked out by the Lord is to come near, family by family; and the family marked out by the Lord is to come near, house by house; and the house marked out by the Lord is to come near, man by man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:16 - So Joshua got up early in the morning, and made Israel come before him by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - So Joshua took all the land, as the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it to the children of Israel as their heritage, making division of it among them by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:6 - Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel overcame them; and Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land for a heritage to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:7 - And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel overcame on the west side of Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir; and Joshua gave the land to the tribes of Israel for a heritage, in keeping with their divisions;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:7 - So now make division of this land for a heritage to the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:14 - Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no heritage; the offerings of the Lord, the God of Israel, made by fire are his heritage, as he said to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:29 - And Moses gave their heritage to the half-tribe of Manasseh by their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:33 - But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no heritage: the Lord, the God of Israel, is their heritage, as he said to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:2 - But there were still seven tribes among the children of Israel who had not taken up their heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:4 - Take from among you three men from every tribe; and I will send them to go through the land and make a record of it for distribution as their heritage; then let them come back to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:7 - For the Levites have no part among you; to be the Lord's priests is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have had their heritage on the east side of Jordan, given to them by Moses, the servant of the Lord.

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