The meaning of “שֵׁבֶט”
Understanding shêbeṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe. - a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fight...
שֵׁבֶט
[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe. - a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan 1) rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe 1a) rod, staff 1b) shaft (of spear, dart) 1c) club (of shepherd's implement) 1d) truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority) 1e) clan, tribe
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:16 | “Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.” Word: שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ) | |
| Deuteronomy 18:1 | “The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.” Word: שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:14 | “Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.” Word: שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 12:13 | “So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.” Word: שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ) | |
| Isaiah 14:29 | “Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.” Word: שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ) |
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