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);

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Where it appears

Genesis 10×
Genesis 41:5Genesis 41:6Genesis 41:7Genesis 41:22Genesis 41:23Genesis 41:24Genesis 41:26Genesis 41:27+ 2 more in Genesis
Judges 1×
Judges 12:6
Ruth 1×
Ruth 2:2
Job 1×
Job 24:24
Psalms 2×
Psalms 69:2Psalms 69:15
Isaiah 3×
Isaiah 17:5Isaiah 27:12+ 1 more in Isaiah
Zechariah 1×
Zech 4:12

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