לִ/שְׁבָטֶ֑י/ךָ
𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉/𐤊
lishevateykha
for-your-tribes
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.
Deuteronomy 16:18 · Word #12
Lexicon H7626
| Lemma | שֵׁבֶט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤈 |
| Transliteration | shêbeṭ |
| Strong's | H7626 |
| In-context | for-your-tribes |
Morphology HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H7626-16
for your branch-tribes
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ("to/for") + masculine plural construct noun שִׁבְטֵי + 2ms pronominal suffix ךָ ("your"), yielding "for your tribes." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שֵׁבֶט derives from a root conveying the idea of a rod or branch, which metaphorically developed into the concept of a tribal division (a "branch" of a people). Rendering it "branch-tribes" preserves this imagery while "for your" reflects the prefixed preposition לְ and the 2nd masculine singular pronominal suffix in the plural construct form. |
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Words from Root שבט (rod, staff, branch, scepter, clan-division)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7626-01 |
bashavet | in the branch-staff |
H7626-02 |
bashevet | with the rod |
H3429-01 |
bashevet | with the rod |
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 |