בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט — 2 Samuel 23:21 Hebrew Word Study

בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט

𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈

bashavet

with the staff

from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan; [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

H7626

2 Samuel 23:21 · Word #14

Lexicon `H7626`

Lemma	שֵׁבֶט
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤁𐤈
Transliteration	shêbeṭ
Strong's	H7626
In-context	with the staff

Morphology `HRd/Ncmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H7626-01`

in the branch-staff

Root	שבט (sh-b-ṭ)
Core Meanings	branching, rod, staff, tribal identity, authority, discipline
Semantic Range	rod for striking or correction, shepherd’s staff, ruler’s scepter, symbol of authority, tribal clan or division of Israel
Conceptual Significance	שֵׁבֶט embodies both governance and kinship structure in Israel: the rod of discipline, the scepter of kingship, and the tribal branch of the covenant people. It unites imagery of authority, correction, and belonging under a single root concept of a branching line or staff.
Morphological Notes	Preposition בְּ ("in/with") + definite article (assimilated, dagesh forte in ש) + masculine singular absolute noun שֵׁבֶט. The form is grammatically masculine singular with definiteness marked by the article.
Rendering Rationale	The noun שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ) derives from a root meaning "to branch off," referring literally to a rod or staff and figuratively to a tribal branch or ruling scepter. The form בַּשָּׁבֶט consists of the preposition בְּ ("in/with") prefixed to the masculine singular noun with the definite article ("the"), thus "in the branch-staff," preserving both its singular form and its concrete root imagery.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שבט (branching, rod, staff, tribal identity, authority, discipline)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7626-02`	bashevet	with the rod
`H7626-04`	beshivetey	among the staff-tribes of
`H7626-05`	bishevatayv	among his branch-tribes
`H7626-07`	hashevatim	the branch-tribes
`H7626-08`	hashevet	the branch-tribe
`H7626-09`	leshevet	for a rod
`H7626-10`	leshivetey	to the branch-tribes of
`H7626-11`	leshiveteyhem	to their branch-tribes
`H7626-12`	leshiveteykhem	to your branch-clans
`H7626-13`	lishevatayv	to his branch-tribes
`H7626-14`	lishevateykha	for your branch-tribes
`H7626-15`	mishavet	from a branch-tribe
`H7626-16`	mishivetey	from the branch-staff tribes of
`H7626-18`	shevateyha	her branch-tribes
`H7626-19`	shevateykha	your branch-tribes
`H7626-21`	shevet	branch-staff
`H7626-22`	shivetey	branch-tribes of
`H7626-23`	shiveteykhem	your branch-tribes
`H7626-24`	shiveto	his branch-rod
`H7626-26`	uveshevet	and in the rod-of
`H7626-27`	vashevet	in the rod
`H7626-28`	vehashevet	and the branch-staff
`H7626-29`	veshevet	a branch-staff
`H7626-30`	veshivetey	and branch-staffs of

Word Usage (190 occurrences of H7626)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 49:10	שֵׁ֨בֶט֙	shevet	the scepter
Genesis 49:16	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	of the tribes
Genesis 49:28	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes
Exodus 21:20	בַּ/שֵּׁ֔בֶט	bashevet	with a rod
Exodus 24:4	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes of
Exodus 28:21	שָֽׁבֶט	shavet	tribes
Exodus 39:14	שָֽׁבֶט	shavet	tribes
Leviticus 27:32	הַ/שָּׁ֑בֶט	hashavet	the rod
Numbers 4:18	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	tribe
Numbers 18:2	שֵׁ֤בֶט	shevet	tribe
Numbers 24:2	לִ/שְׁבָטָ֑י/ו	lishevatayv	according to his tribes
Numbers 24:17	שֵׁ֨בֶט֙	shevet	a scepter
Numbers 32:33	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Numbers 36:3	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes of
Deuteronomy 1:13	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֑ם	leshiveteykhem	for-tribes-your
Deuteronomy 1:15	שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֗ם	shiveteykhem	your-tribes
Deuteronomy 1:15	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶֽם	leshiveteykhem	for-your-tribes
Deuteronomy 1:23	לַ/שָּֽׁבֶט	lashavet	for the tribe
Deuteronomy 3:13	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Deuteronomy 5:23	שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֖ם	shiveteykhem	your tribes
Deuteronomy 10:8	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Deuteronomy 12:5	שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֔ם	shiveteykhem	your tribes
Deuteronomy 12:14	שְׁבָטֶ֔י/ךָ	shevateykha	of your tribes
Deuteronomy 16:18	לִ/שְׁבָטֶ֑י/ךָ	lishevateykha	for-your-tribes
Deuteronomy 18:1	שֵׁ֧בֶט	shevet	tribe
Deuteronomy 18:5	שְׁבָטֶ֑י/ךָ	shevateykha	your tribes
Deuteronomy 29:7	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
Deuteronomy 29:9	שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֗ם	shiveteykhem	tribes of
Deuteronomy 29:17	שֵׁ֗בֶט	shevet	tribe
Deuteronomy 29:20	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
Deuteronomy 31:28	שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֖ם	shiveteykhem	of your tribes
Deuteronomy 33:5	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes
Joshua 1:12	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 3:12	מִ/שִּׁבְטֵ֖י	mishivetey	from the tribes
Joshua 3:12	לַ/שָּֽׁבֶט	lashavet	for the tribe
Joshua 4:2	מִ/שָּֽׁבֶט	mishavet	from a tribe
Joshua 4:4	מִ/שָּֽׁבֶט	mishavet	from a tribe
Joshua 4:5	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	of the tribes
Joshua 4:8	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	the tribes of
Joshua 4:12	שֵׁ֤בֶט	shevet	of the tribe
Joshua 7:14	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֑ם	leshiveteykhem	according-to-your-tribes
Joshua 7:14	הַ/שֵּׁבֶט֩	hashevet	the-tribe
Joshua 7:16	לִ/שְׁבָטָ֑י/ו	lishevatayv	by its tribes
Joshua 7:16	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 11:23	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/הֶ֑ם	leshiveteyhem	by their tribes
Joshua 12:6	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 12:7	לְ/שִׁבְטֵ֧י	leshivetey	to the tribes of
Joshua 13:7	הַ/שְּׁבָטִ֑ים	hashevatim	the tribes
Joshua 13:7	הַ/שֵּׁ֥בֶט	hashevet	the tribe
Joshua 13:14	לְ/שֵׁ֣בֶט	leshevet	to the tribe
Joshua 13:29	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 13:33	וּ/לְ/שֵׁ֨בֶט֙	uleshevet	But to the tribe
Joshua 18:2	שְׁבָטִֽים	shevatim	tribes
Joshua 18:4	לַ/שָּׁ֑בֶט	lashavet	for the tribe
Joshua 18:7	שֵׁ֨בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 21:16	הַ/שְּׁבָטִ֖ים	hashevatim	tribes
Joshua 22:7	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 22:9	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 22:10	שֵׁבֶט֩	shevet	tribe
Joshua 22:11	שֵׁ֨בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 22:13	שֵֽׁבֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 22:15	שֵֽׁבֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 22:21	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Joshua 23:4	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֑ם	leshiveteykhem	for your tribes
Joshua 24:1	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	the tribes
Judges 5:14	בְּ/שֵׁ֥בֶט	beshevet	the staff
Judges 18:1	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Judges 18:1	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	the tribes of
Judges 18:19	לְ/שֵׁ֥בֶט	leshevet	to a tribe
Judges 18:30	לְ/שֵׁ֣בֶט	leshevet	to the tribe of
Judges 20:2	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes-of
Judges 20:10	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes-of
Judges 20:12	שִׁבְטֵ֤י	shivetey	tribes of
Judges 20:12	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey-2	tribe of
Judges 21:3	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
Judges 21:5	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes of
Judges 21:6	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
Judges 21:8	מִ/שִּׁבְטֵ֣י	mishivetey	of the tribes
Judges 21:15	בְּ/שִׁבְטֵ֥י	beshivetey	in the tribes of
Judges 21:17	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	a tribe
Judges 21:24	לְ/שִׁבְט֖/וֹ	leshiveto	to his tribe
1 Samuel 2:28	שִׁבְטֵ֨י	shivetey	tribes
1 Samuel 9:21	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes of
1 Samuel 9:21	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey-2	tribe of
1 Samuel 10:19	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֖ם	leshiveteykhem	to-your-tribes
1 Samuel 10:20	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
1 Samuel 10:20	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Samuel 10:21	שֵׁ֤בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Samuel 15:17	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	of the tribes
2 Samuel 5:1	שִׁבְטֵ֧י	shivetey	the tribes
2 Samuel 7:7	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	of the tribes
2 Samuel 7:14	בְּ/שֵׁ֣בֶט	beshevet	with rod
2 Samuel 15:2	שִׁבְטֵֽי	shivetey	of the tribes
2 Samuel 15:10	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes of
2 Samuel 18:14	שְׁבָטִ֜ים	shevatim	darts
2 Samuel 19:10	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes of
2 Samuel 20:14	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
2 Samuel 23:21	בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט	bashavet	with the staff
2 Samuel 24:2	שִׁבְטֵ֤י	shivetey	tribes
1 Kings 8:16	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
1 Kings 11:13	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Kings 11:31	הַ/שְּׁבָטִֽים	hashevatim	the tribes
1 Kings 11:32	וְ/הַ/שֵּׁ֥בֶט	vehashevet	and-the-tribe
1 Kings 11:32	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes-of
1 Kings 11:35	הַ/שְּׁבָטִֽים	hashevatim	the tribes
1 Kings 11:36	שֵֽׁבֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Kings 12:20	שֵֽׁבֶט	shevet	the tribe
1 Kings 12:21	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Kings 14:21	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
1 Kings 18:31	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
2 Kings 17:18	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	tribe
2 Kings 21:7	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
Isaiah 9:3	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	rod
Isaiah 10:5	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	rod
Isaiah 10:15	שֵׁ֨בֶט֙	shevet	a rod
Isaiah 10:24	בַּ/שֵּׁ֣בֶט	bashevet	with a rod
Isaiah 11:4	בְּ/שֵׁ֣בֶט	beshevet	with-rod
Isaiah 14:5	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	scepter
Isaiah 14:29	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	the rod
Isaiah 19:13	שְׁבָטֶֽי/הָ	shevateyha	her tribes
Isaiah 28:27	בַּ/שָּֽׁבֶט	bashavet	with-the-club
Isaiah 30:31	בַּ/שֵּׁ֖בֶט	bashevet	with the rod
Isaiah 49:6	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes of
Isaiah 63:17	שִׁבְטֵ֖י	shivetey	the tribes
Jeremiah 10:16	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	tribe
Jeremiah 51:19	וְ/שֵׁ֖בֶט	veshevet	and-tribe
Ezekiel 19:11	שִׁבְטֵי֙	shivetey	scepters
Ezekiel 19:14	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	a scepter
Ezekiel 20:37	הַ/שָּׁ֑בֶט	hashavet	the rod
Ezekiel 21:15	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	rod
Ezekiel 21:18	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	rod
Ezekiel 37:19	וְ/שִׁבְטֵ֥י	veshivetey	and tribes
Ezekiel 45:8	לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/הֶֽם	leshiveteyhem	to their tribes
Ezekiel 47:13	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
Ezekiel 47:21	לְ/שִׁבְטֵ֥י	leshivetey	to-tribes-of
Ezekiel 47:22	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	the tribes of
Ezekiel 47:23	בַ/שֵּׁ֔בֶט	vashevet	in the tribe
Ezekiel 48:1	הַ/שְּׁבָטִ֑ים	hashevatim	the-tribes
Ezekiel 48:19	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes-of
Ezekiel 48:23	הַ/שְּׁבָטִ֑ים	hashevatim	of the tribes
Ezekiel 48:29	לְ/שִׁבְטֵ֣י	leshivetey	to the tribes
Ezekiel 48:31	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	of-the-tribes
Hosea 5:9	בְּ/שִׁבְטֵי֙	beshivetey	among tribes
Amos 1:5	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	the scepter
Amos 1:8	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	scepter
Micah 4:14	בַּ/שֵּׁ֨בֶט֙	bashevet	with a rod
Micah 7:14	בְ/שִׁבְטֶ֗/ךָ	veshivetekha	with your staff
Zechariah 9:1	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes
Zechariah 10:11	וְ/שֵׁ֥בֶט	veshevet	and the scepter
Psalms 2:9	בְּ/שֵׁ֣בֶט	beshevet	with a rod
Psalms 23:4	שִׁבְטְ/ךָ֥	shivetekha	your rod
Psalms 45:7	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	scepter
Psalms 45:7	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet-2	scepter
Psalms 74:2	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	the tribe
Psalms 78:55	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	tribes-of
Psalms 78:67	וּֽ/בְ/שֵׁ֥בֶט	uveshevet	and-in-tribe
Psalms 78:68	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
Psalms 89:33	בְ/שֵׁ֣בֶט	veshevet	with a rod
Psalms 105:37	בִּ/שְׁבָטָ֣י/ו	bishevatayv	among his tribes
Psalms 122:4	שְׁבָטִ֡ים	shevatim	tribes
Psalms 122:4	שִׁבְטֵי	shivetey	tribes of
Psalms 125:3	שֵׁ֤בֶט	shevet	rod
Proverbs 10:13	וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶט	veshevet	but a rod
Proverbs 13:24	שִׁ֭בְט/וֹ	shiveto	his rod
Proverbs 22:8	וְ/שֵׁ֖בֶט	veshevet	and rod
Proverbs 22:15	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	the rod
Proverbs 23:13	בַ֝/שֵּׁ֗בֶט	vashevet	with the rod
Proverbs 23:14	בַּ/שֵּׁ֣בֶט	bashevet	with-the-rod
Proverbs 26:3	וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶט	veshevet	and a rod
Proverbs 29:15	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	rod
Job 9:34	שִׁבְט֑/וֹ	shiveto	His rod
Job 21:9	שֵׁ֖בֶט	shevet	rod
Job 37:13	לְ/שֵׁ֥בֶט	leshevet	for correction
Lamentations 3:1	בְּ/שֵׁ֖בֶט	beshevet	by the rod
1 Chronicles 5:18	שֵֽׁבֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Chronicles 5:23	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Chronicles 5:26	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Chronicles 11:23	בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט	bashavet	with a staff
1 Chronicles 12:38	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	the tribe
1 Chronicles 23:14	שֵׁ֥בֶט	shevet	the tribe
1 Chronicles 26:32	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe of
1 Chronicles 27:16	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	the tribes
1 Chronicles 27:20	שֵׁ֣בֶט	shevet	tribe
1 Chronicles 27:22	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	shivetey	of the tribes
1 Chronicles 28:1	הַ/שְּׁבָטִ֣ים	hashevatim	the tribes
1 Chronicles 29:6	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	of the tribes
2 Chronicles 6:5	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
2 Chronicles 11:16	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes
2 Chronicles 12:13	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	the tribes
2 Chronicles 33:7	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	shivetey	tribes

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Lexicon H7626

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7626-01

Words from Root שבט (branching, rod, staff, tribal identity, authority, discipline)

Word Usage (190 occurrences of H7626)

Lexicon `H7626`

Morphology `HRd/Ncmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7626-01`