Stick, rod, staff, scepter
H7626
Hebrew
UBS
שֵׁבֶט
shêbeṭshay'-bet
Noun Masculine
Definition
= stick ◄ usually made of wood; ► attribute of a shepherd or a ruler, but also used for other purposes, such as beating, walking, fighting, etc.; ≈ associated with shepherding, authority, punishment
Semantic Domains
Tools
Weapons
People
Leaders
Control
Chastise
Groups
Etymology
from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;
KJV Translations
correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe
Occurrences177
Frequency Rank#203