Hebrew · Strong's H7626 · Noun (masculine)
שֵׁבֶט
she·vet
tribe
136times used
125verses
18books
How it's translated
- the tribes of41
- the tribe of29
- tribes your6
- a tribe6
- the tribes6
- tribes3
- to the tribes of3
- to tribes your2
Definition
: tribe
1) rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe
1a) rod, staff
1b) shaft (of spear, dart)
1c) club (of shepherd's implement)
1d) truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority)
1e) clan, tribe
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Joshua29
- Deuteronomy17
- Judges13
- Ezekiel11
- 1 Kings10
- 1 Samuel6
- 2 Samuel6
- Psalms6
- Numbers5
- 1 Chronicles4
…and 8 more books.
Every verse
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