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H7626
שֵׁבֶט
shêbeṭ
Pronunciation: shay'-bet
Definition
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV Renderings
[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Word Analysis
EN: a scion
Etymology: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;