וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶט

𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤈

veshevet

but a rod

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

Proverbs 10:13 · Word #5

Lexicon H7626

Lemmaשֵׁבֶט
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤈
Transliterationshêbeṭ
Strong'sH7626
In-contextbut a rod

Morphology HC/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 H7626-29

a branch-staff

Rootשבט (sh-b-ṭ)
Core Meaningsbranching, offshoot, rod, staff, tribal division, authority
Semantic Rangerod for discipline, shepherd’s staff, ruler’s scepter, walking staff, tribal branch or clan, symbol of authority or correction
Conceptual Significanceשֵׁבֶט links the imagery of a physical staff with the social structure of Israel’s tribes—each a "branch" of a larger people. It also symbolizes authority and discipline, whether in paternal correction or royal rule (as in the scepter), making it central to themes of governance, identity, and covenant community.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun (absolute or construct state in the cited forms), appearing with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and") or preposition בְ ("in/with"). No pronominal suffixes; number and gender remain singular masculine.
Rendering Rationaleשֵׁבֶט is a masculine singular noun derived from a root likely meaning "to branch off." The rendering "branch-staff" preserves both the physical image of a rod or staff and the extended sense of a tribal branch, while reflecting the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology (with prefixed conjunctions or prepositions not affecting gender or number).

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

Words from Root שבט (branching, offshoot, rod, staff, tribal division, authority)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7626-01 bashavet in the branch-staff
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
H7626-30 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