שִׁבְטֵ֥י

𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉

shivetey

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.

H7626

Genesis 49:28 · Word #3

Lexicon H7626

Lemmaשֵׁבֶט
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤈
Transliterationshêbeṭ
Strong'sH7626
In-contexttribes

Morphology HNcmpc 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 H7626-25

branch-tribes of

Morphological NotesMasculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc) from שֵׁבֶט. The construct form שִׁבְטֵי links the plural noun to a following genitive ("tribes of …").
Rendering Rationaleשִׁבְטֵי is the masculine plural construct form of שֵׁבֶט. The rendering "branch-tribes of" preserves the concrete root sense of a rod or branch that extends from a trunk, while reflecting the figurative development into a tribal division. The construct form is represented by "of," indicating these tribes belong to or are defined by what follows.

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

Words from Root שבט (branching, rod, staff, tribal offshoot, ruling scepter)

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