What does שֵׁבֶט · מִשְׁעֵנָה mean in the Bible?
שֵׁבֶט · מִשְׁעֵנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "instruments of shepherding protection, authority, support, and guidance".
Hebrew · H7626, H4938
שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ
A scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan · support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
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שֵׁבֶט H7626 a scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
מִשְׁעֵנָה H4938 support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
Pronunciation mišĕʿēnāh
Physical support object that metaphorically extends to encompassing life's sustenance and stability
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What does שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ (shivtekha u-mish'antekha) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁבֶט · מִשְׁעֵנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "instruments of shepherding protection, authority, support, and guidance".
Full entry for שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ (H7626, H4938) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7626, H4938?
H7626, H4938 is connected to 202 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. instruments of shepherding protection, authority, support, and guidance
Strong's H7626, H4938
Lexical occurrences 202 verses Source Gloss
instruments of shepherding protection, authority, support, and guidance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain