7626. shebet

Strong's Lexicon

shebet: Rod, staff, tribe, scepter

Original Word: שֵׁבֶט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shebet
Pronunciation: SHAY-bet
Phonetic Spelling: (shay'-bet)
Definition: Rod, staff, tribe, scepter
Meaning: a scion, a stick, a clan

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4464 (ῥάβδος - rhabdos): A rod, staff, or scepter, used similarly in the New Testament to denote authority or discipline (e.g., Hebrews 1:8).

Usage: The Hebrew word "shebet" primarily denotes a rod or staff, which can be used for various purposes such as discipline, guidance, or authority. It is also used metaphorically to refer to a tribe, indicating a branch or division of a nation, particularly the tribes of Israel. Additionally, "shebet" can signify a scepter, symbolizing royal authority and governance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the rod or staff was a common tool used by shepherds for guiding and protecting their flocks. It also served as a symbol of authority and discipline within the family and community. The concept of a "tribe" as a division of the nation of Israel is rooted in the patriarchal system, where each tribe descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob. The scepter, as a symbol of kingship, reflects the governance and leadership roles within the Israelite monarchy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe
NASB Translation
club (4), correction (1), half-tribe* (22), rod (27), scepter (11), scepters (1), spears (1), staff (1), tribe (40), tribes (83).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שֵׁ֫בֶט₁₈₉ noun masculine^{Numbers 24:17} (feminine^{Ezek 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 +; sf שִׁבְטוֺ Judges 21:24+, etc.; plural שְׁבָטִים 1 Kings 11:31 +, construct שִׁבְטֵי Genesis 49:16 +, sf שְׁבָטֶיךָ Deuteronomy 12:14 +, etc.; —

1.a. rod, staff (evidently common article), for smiting (especially׳הִכָּה בַשּׁ) Exodus 21:20 (E), Micah 4:14; 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 ׳יs 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 ᵐ5 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 Mackie^{Hast. 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, q. v.

3, p. 641:b), 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 t., D 28 t. (מַטֶּה J E D), P 9 t. (compare Gray^{Numbers 4:18}; ׳מ150t. + in P); Judges 15 t. (never ׳מ), Samuel 14 t. (never ׳מ), Kings 13 t,. (׳מ2t.), Chronicles 15 t. (׳מ23t.), Psalms, 7 t. (never ׳מ), prophets 16 t. (׳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 (GFM^Ju); 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, ׳מִשְׁמְּחוֺת וגו ׳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)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

correction, dart, rod, scepter, staff, tribe

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 -- X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּשִׁבְטֵ֥י בְּשִׁבְטֵי֙ בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט בְּשֵׁ֥בֶט בְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָ בְשֵׁ֣בֶט בִּשְׁבָטָ֣יו בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶט בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט בַּשֵּׁ֖בֶט בַּשֵּׁ֙בֶט֙ בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט בַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט בַשֵּׁ֔בֶט בטו בשבט בשבט׃ בשבטי בשבטיו בשבטך הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים הַשְּׁבָטִ֖ים הַשְּׁבָטִ֣ים הַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ הַשֵּׁ֥בֶט הַשֵּׁבֶט֩ הַשָּׁ֑בֶט השבט השבטים השבטים׃ וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט וְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶט וְשִׁבְטֵ֥י וְשֵׁ֖בֶט וְשֵׁ֥בֶט וּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶט וּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙ ובשבט והשבט ולשבט ושבט ושבטי לְשִׁבְט֖וֹ לְשִׁבְטֵ֣י לְשִׁבְטֵ֥י לְשִׁבְטֵ֧י לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑ם לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶֽם׃ לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃ לְשֵׁ֣בֶט לְשֵׁ֥בֶט לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ לַשָּׁ֑בֶט לשבט לשבט׃ לשבטו לשבטי לשבטיהם לשבטיהם׃ לשבטיו לשבטיך לשבטיכם לשבטיכם׃ מִשִּׁבְטֵ֖י מִשִּׁבְטֵ֣י מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃ משבט׃ משבטי שְׁבָטִ֜ים שְׁבָטִ֡ים שְׁבָטִֽים׃ שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ שְׁבָטֶֽיהָ׃ שִׁ֭בְטוֹ שִׁבְט֑וֹ שִׁבְטְךָ֥ שִׁבְטֵ֖י שִׁבְטֵ֣י שִׁבְטֵ֤י שִׁבְטֵ֥י שִׁבְטֵ֧י שִׁבְטֵ֨י שִׁבְטֵֽי־ שִׁבְטֵי֙ שִׁבְטֵי־ שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם שֵֽׁבֶט־ שֵׁ֖בֶט שֵׁ֗בֶט שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ שֵׁ֣בֶט שֵׁ֣בֶט ׀ שֵׁ֤בֶט שֵׁ֥בֶט שֵׁ֧בֶט שֵׁ֨בֶט שֵׁבֶט֩ שָֽׁבֶט׃ שבט שבט־ שבט׃ שבטו שבטי שבטי־ שבטיה׃ שבטיך שבטיכם שבטים שבטים׃ שבטך baš·šā·ḇeṭ baš·šê·ḇeṭ ḇaš·šê·ḇeṭ bashShavet bashShevet baššāḇeṭ baššêḇeṭ ḇaššêḇeṭ bə·šê·ḇeṭ ḇə·šê·ḇeṭ bə·šiḇ·ṭê ḇə·šiḇ·ṭe·ḵā ḇə·ṭōw bəšêḇeṭ ḇəšêḇeṭ beShevet beshivTei bəšiḇṭê ḇəšiḇṭeḵā ḇəṭōw biš·ḇā·ṭāw bišḇāṭāw bishvaTav haš·šā·ḇeṭ haš·šə·ḇā·ṭîm haš·šê·ḇeṭ hashShavet hashshevaTim hashsheVet haššāḇeṭ haššəḇāṭîm haššêḇeṭ laš·šā·ḇeṭ lashShavet laššāḇeṭ lə·šê·ḇeṭ lə·šiḇ·ṭê lə·šiḇ·ṭê·hem lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem lə·šiḇ·ṭōw ləšêḇeṭ leShevet leshivTei leshivteiChem leshivteiHem leshivTo ləšiḇṭê ləšiḇṭêhem ləšiḇṭêḵem ləšiḇṭōw liš·ḇā·ṭāw liš·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā lišḇāṭāw lišḇāṭeḵā lishvaTav lishvaTeicha miš·šā·ḇeṭ miš·šiḇ·ṭê mishShavet mishshivTei miššāḇeṭ miššiḇṭê šā·ḇeṭ šāḇeṭ šə·ḇā·ṭe·hā šə·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā šə·ḇā·ṭîm šê·ḇeṭ šê·ḇeṭ- šəḇāṭehā šəḇāṭeḵā šəḇāṭîm šêḇeṭ šêḇeṭ- Shavet shevaTeicha shevaTeiha shevaTim shevet shivteCha shivTei shivteiChem shivTo šiḇ·ṭê šiḇ·ṭê- šiḇ·ṭə·ḵā šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem šiḇ·ṭōw šiḇṭê šiḇṭê- šiḇṭəḵā šiḇṭêḵem šiḇṭōw ū·ḇə·šê·ḇeṭ ū·lə·šê·ḇeṭ ūḇəšêḇeṭ ūləšêḇeṭ uleShevet uveShevet vashShevet vehashShevet veShevet veshivTecha veshivTei vetov wə·haš·šê·ḇeṭ wə·šê·ḇeṭ wə·šiḇ·ṭê wəhaššêḇeṭ wəšêḇeṭ wəšiḇṭê

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 49:10
HEB: לֹֽא־ יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק
NAS: The scepter shall not depart
KJV: The sceptre shall not depart
INT: Nor depart the scepter Judah the ruler's

Genesis 49:16
HEB: עַמּ֑וֹ כְּאַחַ֖ד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: As one of the tribes of Israel.
KJV: as one of the tribes of Israel.
INT: his people one of the tribes of Israel

Genesis 49:28
HEB: כָּל־ אֵ֛לֶּה שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣ים
NAS: are the twelve tribes of Israel,
KJV: All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel:
INT: All these tribes of Israel both

Exodus 21:20
HEB: אֶת־ אֲמָתוֹ֙ בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט וּמֵ֖ת תַּ֣חַת
NAS: female slave with a rod and he dies
KJV: or his maid, with a rod, and he die
INT: or female A rod dies Thahash

Exodus 24:4
HEB: לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: for the twelve tribes of Israel.
KJV: according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
INT: both ten tribes of Israel

Exodus 28:21
HEB: לִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט׃
NAS: to his name for the twelve tribes.
KJV: shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
INT: both ten tribes

Exodus 39:14
HEB: לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט׃
NAS: with its name for the twelve tribes.
KJV: according to the twelve tribes.
INT: both ten tribes

Leviticus 27:32
HEB: יַעֲבֹ֖ר תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕י יִֽהְיֶה־
NAS: under the rod, the tenth
KJV: [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth
INT: passes under the rod the tenth become

Numbers 4:18
HEB: תַּכְרִ֕יתוּ אֶת־ שֵׁ֖בֶט מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י
NAS: Do not let the tribe of the families
KJV: Cut ye not off the tribe of the families
INT: nay be cut the tribe of the families of the Kohathites

Numbers 18:2
HEB: מַטֵּ֨ה לֵוִ֜י שֵׁ֤בֶט אָבִ֙יךָ֙ הַקְרֵ֣ב
NAS: of Levi, the tribe of your father,
KJV: of Levi, the tribe of thy father,
INT: the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father bring

Numbers 24:2
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֹׁכֵ֖ן לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו
NAS: camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit
KJV: abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit
INT: Israel camping tribe came and

Numbers 24:17
HEB: מִֽיַּעֲקֹ֗ב וְקָ֥ם שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמָחַץ֙
NAS: forth from Jacob, A scepter shall rise
KJV: out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise
INT: Jacob shall rise A scepter Israel and shall crush

Numbers 32:33
HEB: רְאוּבֵ֜ן וְלַחֲצִ֣י ׀ שֵׁ֣בֶט ׀ מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בֶן־
KJV: and unto half the tribe of Manasseh
INT: of Reuben half the tribe Manasseh son

Numbers 36:3
HEB: לְאֶחָ֞ד מִבְּנֵ֨י שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮
NAS: of the sons of the [other] tribes of the sons
KJV: of the sons of the [other] tribes of the children
INT: one of the sons of the tribes of the sons of Israel

Deuteronomy 1:13
HEB: וּנְבֹנִ֛ים וִידֻעִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃
NAS: men from your tribes, and I will appoint
KJV: and known among your tribes, and I will make
INT: and discerning and experienced your tribes will appoint rulers

Deuteronomy 1:15
HEB: אֶת־ רָאשֵׁ֣י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם אֲנָשִׁ֤ים חֲכָמִים֙
NAS: the heads of your tribes, wise
KJV: the chief of your tribes, wise
INT: took the heads of your tribes men wise

Deuteronomy 1:15
HEB: עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: and officers for your tribes.
KJV: and officers among your tribes.
INT: tens and officers your tribes

Deuteronomy 1:23
HEB: אִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃
NAS: one man for each tribe.
INT: of your men one tribe

Deuteronomy 3:13
HEB: נָתַ֕תִּי לַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כֹּ֣ל
KJV: I unto the half tribe of Manasseh;
INT: gave the half tribe of Manasseh all

Deuteronomy 5:23
HEB: כָּל־ רָאשֵׁ֥י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: the heads of your tribes and your elders.
KJV: unto me, [even] all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
INT: all the heads of your tribes and your elders

Deuteronomy 10:8
HEB: יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ שֵׁ֣בֶט הַלֵּוִ֔י לָשֵׂ֖את
NAS: set apart the tribe of Levi
KJV: separated the tribe of Levi,
INT: set the LORD the tribe of Levi to carry

Deuteronomy 12:5
HEB: אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ מִכָּל־ שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם אֶת־
NAS: from all your tribes, to establish
KJV: shall choose out of all your tribes to put
INT: your God all your tribes to establish his name

Deuteronomy 12:14
HEB: יְהוָה֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ שָׁ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֣ה
NAS: in one of your tribes, there
KJV: in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer
INT: the LORD one of your tribes there shall offer

Deuteronomy 16:18
HEB: נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־
NAS: is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge
KJV: giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge
INT: your God is giving to your tribes shall judge the people

Deuteronomy 18:1
HEB: הַלְוִיִּ֜ם כָּל־ שֵׁ֧בֶט לֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק
NAS: the whole tribe of Levi,
KJV: the Levites, [and] all the tribe of Levi,
INT: the Levitical the whole tribe of Levi portion

190 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7626
190 Occurrences

baš·šā·ḇeṭ — 3 Occ.
baš·šê·ḇeṭ — 5 Occ.
bə·šê·ḇeṭ — 5 Occ.
bə·šiḇ·ṭê — 2 Occ.
biš·ḇā·ṭāw — 1 Occ.
haš·šā·ḇeṭ — 2 Occ.
haš·šə·ḇā·ṭîm — 7 Occ.
haš·šê·ḇeṭ — 2 Occ.
laš·šā·ḇeṭ — 3 Occ.
lə·šê·ḇeṭ — 4 Occ.
lə·šiḇ·ṭê — 3 Occ.
lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem — 5 Occ.
lə·šiḇ·ṭê·hem — 2 Occ.
lə·šiḇ·ṭōw — 1 Occ.
liš·ḇā·ṭāw — 2 Occ.
liš·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
miš·šā·ḇeṭ — 2 Occ.
miš·šiḇ·ṭê — 2 Occ.
šā·ḇeṭ — 2 Occ.
šə·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
šə·ḇā·ṭe·hā — 1 Occ.
šə·ḇā·ṭîm — 3 Occ.
šê·ḇeṭ — 60 Occ.
šiḇ·ṭə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
šiḇ·ṭê — 49 Occ.
šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem — 5 Occ.
šiḇ·ṭōw — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·šê·ḇeṭ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·šê·ḇeṭ — 1 Occ.
ḇaš·šê·ḇeṭ — 2 Occ.
wə·haš·šê·ḇeṭ — 1 Occ.
ḇə·šê·ḇeṭ — 6 Occ.
ḇə·šiḇ·ṭe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·šiḇ·ṭê — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ṭōw — 1 Occ.