Shibbôl — H7641

Definition

feminine noun

a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch

1. flowing stream
2. ear (of grain), head of grain
1. as growing
2. cluster

Usually translated as

channel, waterflood, Shibboleth, branch, ear, flood

Origin

or (feminine) shibbôleth; from the same as H7640

• Same as Shôbel (H7640)

Greek equivalents

• kalámē (G2562)
• kládos (G2798)
• stáchys (G4719)

Occurrences

Shibbôl occurs 19 times in 16 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8), Judges (1), Ruth (1), Job (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (2), Zechariah (1)

• Genesis 41:5 — And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn (שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים) came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
• Genesis 41:6 — And, behold, seven thin ears (שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים) and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
• Genesis 41:7 — And the seven thin ears (הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים) devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
• Genesis 41:7 — And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears (הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים). And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
• Genesis 41:22 — And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears (שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים) came up in one stalk, full and good:
• Genesis 41:23 — And, behold, seven ears (שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים), withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
• Genesis 41:24 — And the thin ears (הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים) devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
• Genesis 41:24 — And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears (הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים): and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
• Genesis 41:26 — The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears (הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙) are seven years: the dream is one.
• Genesis 41:27 — And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears (הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙) blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
• Judges 12:6 — Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth (שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת): and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
• Ruth 2:2 — And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn (בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים) after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
• Job 24:24 — They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn (שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת).
• Psalms 69:2 — I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods (וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת) overflow me.
• Psalms 69:15 — Let not the waterflood (שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת) overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
• Isaiah 17:5 — And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears (שִׁבֳּלִ֣ים) with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
• Isaiah 17:5 — And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears (שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים) in the valley of Rephaim.
• Isaiah 27:12 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel (מִשִּׁבֹּ֥לֶת) of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
• Zechariah 4:12 — And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches (שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י) which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?