בְּ/שִׁבְטֵ֥י
𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉
beshivetey
in the tribes of
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.
Judges 21:15 · Word #8
Lexicon H7626
| Lemma | שֵׁבֶט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤁𐤈 |
| Transliteration | shêbeṭ |
| Strong's | H7626 |
| In-context | in the tribes of |
Morphology HR/Ncmpc
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 H7626-04
among the staff-tribes of
| Root | שבט (š-b-ṭ) |
| Core Meanings | rod, staff, branch, scepter, clan-division |
| Semantic Range | rod for discipline, shepherd’s staff, ruler’s scepter, measuring stick, tribal clan, branch of a people-group |
| Conceptual Significance | שֵׁבֶט connects physical authority (rod/scepter) with social structure (tribe), reflecting how leadership, lineage, and identity in Israel are conceived as extensions from a common stock. The tribal framework shapes covenant inheritance, land distribution, and communal belonging in the biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine plural construct noun (Ncmpc) from שֵׁבֶט; plural construct form שִׁבְטֵי indicates "tribes of" followed by a genitive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שֵׁבֶט derives from a root associated with a rod or staff that branches out, which metaphorically extends to a tribal division descending from a common ancestor. The form is masculine plural construct (שִׁבְטֵי) with the prefixed preposition בְּ (“in/among”), so "among the staff-tribes of" preserves both the root imagery (staff/branch) and the plural construct relationship requiring a following genitive. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |
H7626-05 |
bishevatayv | among his branch-tribes |
H8275-01 |
hasharevit | the ruling-rod |
H7626-07 |
hashevatim | the branch-tribes |
H7626-08 |
hashevet | the branch-tribe |
|
lashavet | to 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 |
|
shevet | branch-rod |
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 |