Hebrew word study
שִׁבֹּלshibbôl — a stream (as flowing)
Pronounced “shib-bole”
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
Translated in the King James as: branch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth. Compare H5451 (סִבֹּלֶת).
Appears 19 times in Scripture
Origin: or (feminine) שִׁבֹּלֶת; from the same as H7640 (שֹׁבֶל);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 10×
Judges — 1×
Ruth — 1×
Job — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Isaiah — 3×
Zechariah — 1×
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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.