שֵׁבֶט

shevet

SHAY-vet

rod, staff, sceptre, tribe

Where it comes from

One word covers the shepherd stick, the ruler sceptre and the tribe itself. They are the same idea: a people gathered under one staff. When Psalm 23 says thy rod and thy staff, it is this word, and it is a comfort rather than a threat.

Every place it appears

Strong's H7625. It stands in 1 verse of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Genesis 49:10

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

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