הַ/שְּׁבָטִ֖ים
𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉𐤌
hashevatim
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.
Joshua 21:16 · Word #18
Lexicon H7626
| Lemma | שֵׁבֶט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤈 |
| Transliteration | shêbeṭ |
| Strong's | H7626 |
| In-context | tribes |
Morphology HTd/Ncmpa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7626-07
the branch-tribes
| Morphological Notes | Noun common masculine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַשְּׁבָטִים). No pronominal suffix; definite, masculine, plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | שֵׁבֶט originally denotes a rod or staff, likely from the idea of branching off, and by extension a clan or tribal offshoot. Rendering it as "branch-tribes" preserves the imagery of divisions springing from a common stock while reflecting the definite article and masculine plural form ("the" + plural noun). |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שבט (rod, staff, branch, offshoot, clan, tribal 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 |