2 Kings 17:18:112 Kgs.17.18.W11TAB
שֵׁ֥בֶט
shevet
“tribe”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vet
- Extended
- SHEE-veht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-vet ye-hu-DA
- clause
LO nish-AR RAK SHE-vet ye-hu-DA le-vad-DO
- sentence
va-yit-an-NAF ye-ho-VAH me-OD be-yis-ra-EL va-ye-si-REM me-AL pa-NAV LO nish-AR RAK SHE-vet ye-hu-DA le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The restrictor raq {רַק | raq} ‘only’ then narrows the scope to the construct chain shevet yehudah levado, where shevet {שֵׁבֶט | še·ḇeṯ} ‘tribe’ and levado {לְבַדּוֹ | lə·ḇad·dô} ‘alone’ convey exclusive survival for Judah.
Root and etymology
שׁ־ב־ט
“staff, tribe”
In context — 2 Kings 17:18
And the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from before His face. Only the tribe of Judah was left by itself .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֥בֶט (shevet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.17.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.18.W11.S1) and character.