Hebrew · H7752

שׁוֹט

A lash (literally or figuratively)

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שׁוֹט H7752

What does שׁוֹט mean in the Bible?

שׁוֹט is a Hebrew word meaning "a lash (literally or figuratively)".

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What does שׁוֹט mean in the Bible?

שׁוֹט is a Hebrew word meaning "a lash (literally or figuratively)".

How does the BSB render H7752?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with whips (4), A whip (2), from the scourge (1), of the whip (1), scourge (1).

Where does שׁוֹט appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 12:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Isaiah (2), Job (2).

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
with whips 1 Kings 12:11, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:11, 2 Chronicles 10:14
A whip Proverbs 26:3, Isaiah 10:26
from the scourge Job 5:21
of the whip Nahum 3:2
scourge Isaiah 28:18
the scourge Job 9:23
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 1 Kings 12:11
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 2 Job 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים 4x baš·šō·w·ṭîm 1 Kings 12:11, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:11, 2 Chronicles 10:14
שׁ֔וֹט 2x šō·wṭ Isaiah 10:26, Nahum 3:2
בְּשׁ֣וֹט 1x bə·šō·wṭ Job 5:21
שׁ֭וֹט 1x šôṭ Job 9:23
שׁ֣וֹט 1x šō·wṭ Proverbs 26:3
שׁ֤וֹט 1x šō·wṭ Isaiah 28:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Job 9:23, Proverbs 26:3, Isaiah 10:26, Isaiah 28:18
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x 1 Kings 12:11, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:11, 2 Chronicles 10:14
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 5:21
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