Strong's Lexicon shot: Whip, scourge Original Word: שׁוֹט Word Origin: Derived from the root שׁוּט (shut), meaning "to go about" or "to whip." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3148 (mastix) - meaning "scourge" or "whip," used in the New Testament to describe instruments of punishment or affliction. Usage: The Hebrew word "shot" primarily refers to a whip or scourge, an instrument used for punishment or discipline. It is often associated with correction or judgment, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. The term can also imply the act of chastisement or the consequences of divine retribution. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the whip was a common tool for discipline, used both in domestic settings and as a form of judicial punishment. The use of a whip was a tangible representation of authority and correction. In a broader cultural context, the whip symbolized the power to enforce laws and maintain order, reflecting the societal norms of discipline and justice in the ancient Near East. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shut Definition a scourge, whip NASB Translation scourge (5), whip (2), whips (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs שׁוֺט noun masculineIsaiah 28:15 scourge, whip (Late Hebrew id., so Arabic , () mix, stir about and beat; Ethiopic Aramaic שׁוֺטֶא, ; from foregoing? compare German streifen; or onomatopoetic, compare swish, switch?); — ׳שׁ absolute Isaiah 10:26 +, construct Job 5:21; plural שׁוֺטִים 1 Kings 12:11 +; — 1 scourge, for chastisement, 1 Kings 12:11,14 2Chronicles 10:11,12 (all with verb יִסַּר); figurative of national scourge (wielded by ׳י) Isaiah 10:26; Isaiah 28:15 (Qr; > Kt שׁיט), Isaiah 28:18 (both שׁוֺטֵף ׳שׁ, see שׁטף), calamity Job 9:23; lash of (accusing) tongue Job 5:21 (read ׳מִשּׁ as ᵐ5). 2 whip, for horse, ׳קוֺל שׁ Nahum 3:2 i.e. crack of whip, לַסּוּם ׳שׁ Proverbs 26:3 ("" שֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִים). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance scourge, whip From shuwt; a lash (literally or figuratively) -- scourge, whip. see HEBREW shuwt Forms and Transliterations בְּשׁ֣וֹט בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים בשוט בשוטים וט שׁ֔וֹט שׁ֣וֹט שׁ֤וֹט שׁ֭וֹט שׁוֹטֵ֤ף שוט שוטף baš·šō·w·ṭîm bashshoTim baššōwṭîm bə·šō·wṭ beShot bəšōwṭ Shot shoTef šō·w·ṭêp̄ šō·wṭ šōwṭ šōwṭêp̄ vt wṭLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 12:11 HEB: יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֕י אֲיַסֵּ֥ר NAS: disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline KJV: hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise INT: my father disciplined whips I will discipline 1 Kings 12:14 2 Chronicles 10:11 2 Chronicles 10:14 Job 5:21 Job 9:23 Proverbs 26:3 Isaiah 10:26 Isaiah 28:15 Isaiah 28:18 Nahum 3:2 11 Occurrences |