BDB8415
I. שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine flowing stream; — ׳ שׁ absolute Ps 69:3, as test of dialect Judg 12:6 (compare סִבֹּלֶת and GFM); construct מַיִם ׳ שׁ Ps 69:16, הַנָּהָר ׳ שׁ Isa 27:12.
Strong's Lexicon
H7641
H7641 — שִׁבּוֹל שִׁבּוֹלֶת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7641 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שִׁבּוֹל שִׁבּוֹלֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from the same as H7640 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 19 |
| Transliteration: | shibbol |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shib-bole (or (feminine) shibboleth {shib-bo'-leth}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a stream (as flowing) 2. also an ear of grain (as growing out) 3. by analogy, a branch |
| KJV Renderings: | branch, channel, ear (of corn), ((water-))flood, Shibboleth. |
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BDB8416
II. שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine ear of grain; — ׳ שׁ absolute Job 24:21 +; plural שִׁבֳּלִים Gen 41:5 +, construct שִׁבֳּלֵי Zech 4:12 — ear, Gen 41:5; Gen 41:6; Gen 41:7: Gen 41:7; Gen 41:22; Gen 41:23; Gen 41:24 (twice in verse); Gen 41:26; Gen 41:27; Isa 17:5 (twice in verse); Ruth 2:2; Job 24:24 transf. spike (Pusey), end of olive bough Zech 4:12.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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