Hebrew word study
שֵׁבֶטshêbeṭ — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing…
Pronounced “shay'-bet”
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
Translated in the King James as: correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Appears 189 times in Scripture
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 3×
Leviticus — 1×
Deuteronomy — 18×
Deuteronomy 1:13Deuteronomy 1:15Deuteronomy 1:23Deuteronomy 3:13Deuteronomy 5:23Deuteronomy 10:8Deuteronomy 12:5Deuteronomy 12:14Deuteronomy 16:18Deuteronomy 18:1Deuteronomy 18:5Deuteronomy 29:8Deuteronomy 29:10Deuteronomy 29:18Deuteronomy 29:21Deuteronomy 31:28Deuteronomy 33:5+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 33×
Judges — 16×
1 Samuel — 7×
2 Samuel — 10×
1 Kings — 11×
2 Kings — 2×
1 Chronicles — 12×
2 Chronicles — 4×
Psalms — 13×
Proverbs — 8×
Isaiah — 12×
Jeremiah — 2×
Lamentations — 1×
Ezekiel — 16×
Hosea — 1×
Micah — 2×
Zechariah — 2×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.