What does שִׁבֹּל mean in the Bible?
שִׁבֹּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch".
Hebrew · H7641
שִׁבֹּל
A stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
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שִׁבֹּל H7641
What does שִׁבֹּל mean in the Bible?
שִׁבֹּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7641?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include heads of grain (10), ones (2), branches (1), from the flowing (1), let the floods (1).
Where does שִׁבֹּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (10), Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It heads of grain 10× Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22
ones 2× Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24
branches 1× Zechariah 4:12
from the flowing 1× Isaiah 27:12
let the floods 1× Psalms 69:15
of grain 1× Job 24:24
Shibboleth 1× Judges 12:6
the ears 1× Isaiah 17:5
where the flood 1× Psalms 69:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:5 שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים to heads of grain Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:6 שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים to heads of grain Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:7 הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים to heads of grain Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:7 הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים to ones Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:22 שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים to heads of grain Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:23 שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים to heads of grain Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:24 הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים to heads of grain Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:24 הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים to ones Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:26 הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ to heads of grain Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:27 הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ to heads of grain Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:5
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 7
Genesis 10 Judges 1 Ruth 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Zechariah 1
Source forms
שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים 2x šib·bo·lîm Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:22
שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים 2x šib·bo·lîm Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23
שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת 2x šib·bō·leṯ Job 24:24, Psalms 69:15
בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים 1x ḇa·šib·bo·līm Ruth 2:2
הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים 1x ha·šib·bo·lîm Genesis 41:24
הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ 1x ha·šib·bo·lîm Genesis 41:27
הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים 1x haš·šib·bo·lîm Genesis 41:7
הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים 1x haš·šib·bo·lîm Genesis 41:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 6x Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27
Noun - feminine plural 6x Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:22, Genesis 41:23
Noun - feminine singular 2x Judges 12:6, Job 24:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 69:2
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Zechariah 4:12
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 69:15
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Ruth 2:2
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Isaiah 27:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
Source Gloss
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch BDB: ear Usage: branch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth. Compare 5451.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁבֹּל is built from this root:
שֹׁבֶל H7640
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