What does שֵׁבֶט · ῥάβδος mean in the Bible?
שֵׁבֶט · ῥάβδος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rod, staff, instrument of discipline or authority".
Hebrew · H7626, G4464
Shebet
A scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan · a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
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שֵׁבֶט H7626 a scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
ῥάβδος G4464 a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
Pronunciation rhábdos
A staff embodying authority when held by rulers; an instrument of discipline when wielded by others.
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What does shebet (shebet) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁבֶט · ῥάβδος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rod, staff, instrument of discipline or authority".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7626, G4464?
H7626, G4464 is connected to 190 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. rod, staff, instrument of discipline or authority
Strong's H7626, G4464
Lexical occurrences 190 verses Source Gloss
rod, staff, instrument of discipline or authority
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain