What does שַׁרְבִיט (šarĕbiyṭ) mean in the Bible?
שַׁרְבִיט (šarĕbiyṭ): Symbol of legitimate royal authority and divine mandate to rule in ancient Near Eastern monarchies
Hebrew · H8275
שַׁרְבִיט
A rod of empire
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שַׁרְבִיט H8275
Pronunciation šarĕbiyṭ
What does שַׁרְבִיט (šarĕbiyṭ) mean in the Bible?
שַׁרְבִיט (šarĕbiyṭ): Symbol of legitimate royal authority and divine mandate to rule in ancient Near Eastern monarchies
Full entry for שַׁרְבִיט (H8275) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8275?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include scepter (3), of the scepter (1).
Where does שַׁרְבִיט (šarĕbiyṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 4:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (4).
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 scepter 3× Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2, Esther 8:4
of the scepter 1× Esther 5:2
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Usage map
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First aligned row Esther 4:11
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Esther 4
Source forms
הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ס 1x haš·šar·ḇîṭ Esther 5:2
שַׁרְבִ֣ט 1x šar·ḇiṭ Esther 8:4
שַׁרְבִ֥יט 1x šar·ḇîṭ Esther 4:11
שַׁרְבִ֤יט 1x šar·ḇîṭ Esther 5:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2, Esther 8:4
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Esther 5:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Symbol of legitimate royal authority and divine mandate to rule in ancient Near Eastern monarchies
Source Gloss
a rod of empire
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Symbol of legitimate royal authority and divine mandate to rule in ancient Near Eastern monarchies
a rod of empire BDB: sceptre Usage: sceptre.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁרְבִיט is built from this root:
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