שֵׁבֶט
sebet (šēḇeṭ)
/SHEH-vet/
“scepter, rod, staff, tribe”
Scepter of royal dominion (Genesis 49:10: 'The scepter shall not depart from Judah'), shepherd's protective rod, and the twelve tribes of Israel.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to branch off.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
tribesceptrerodstaff
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שֵׁבֶט (scepter, rod, staff, tribe) -> G4464
LXX conceptual translation: שֵׁבֶט (scepter, rod, staff, tribe) -> G5443
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שֵׁבֶט (sebet) carries significant theological or narrative weight.