Hebrew · H7641

שִׁבֹּל

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

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שִׁבֹּלH7641

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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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".

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 grain10×Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22

ones2×Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24

branches1×Zechariah 4:12

from the flowing1×Isaiah 27:12

let the floods1×Psalms 69:15

of grain1×Job 24:24

Shibboleth1×Judges 12:6

the ears1×Isaiah 17:5

where the flood1×Psalms 69:2

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First aligned rowGenesis 41:5

Aligned rows19

Books represented7

Genesis10Judges1Ruth1Job1Psalms2Isaiah3Zechariah1

Source forms

שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים2xšib·bo·lîmGenesis 41:5, Genesis 41:22

שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים2xšib·bo·lîmGenesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23

שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת2xšib·bō·leṯJob 24:24, Psalms 69:15

בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים1xḇa·šib·bo·līmRuth 2:2

הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים1xha·šib·bo·lîmGenesis 41:24

הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙1xha·šib·bo·lîmGenesis 41:27

הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים1xhaš·šib·bo·lîmGenesis 41:7

הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים1xhaš·šib·bo·lîmGenesis 41:7

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - feminine plural6xGenesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27

Noun - feminine plural6xGenesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:22, Genesis 41:23

Noun - feminine singular2xJudges 12:6, Job 24:24

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 69:2

Noun - feminine plural construct1xZechariah 4:12

Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 69:15

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xRuth 2:2

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct1xIsaiah 27:12

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שִׁבֹּל

What does שִׁבֹּל mean in the Bible?

What does שִׁבֹּל mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7641?

Where does שִׁבֹּל appear in Scripture?

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