Job 21:9:5Job.21.9.W5TAB
שֵׁ֖בֶט
shevet
“rod or staff”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vet
- Extended
- SHEE-veht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- rod or staff
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
ve-LO SHE-vet
- clause
ve-LO SHE-vet e-lo-AH a-LEI-hem
- sentence
ba-TEI-hem sha-LOM mi-PA-khad ve-LO SHE-vet e-lo-AH a-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-lo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} introduces a parallel clause in which shevet {שֵׁבֶט | šē-ve-ṭ} ‘rod’ enters construct with Eloah {אֱלוֹהַּ | ʾĕ-lō-āh} forming “rod of God,” governed by aleihem {עֲלֵיהֶם | ʿă-lê-hem} ‘upon them’. The chiastic structure contrasts the absence of terror and divine chastisement, emphasizing the temporary security of the wicked. Hebrew employs a nominal clause requiring “are” in English and a negative verbal clause with “does not” to preserve parallelism.
Root and etymology
š-b-ṭshin–bet–ṭav
“rod, staff”
In context — Job 21:9
Their houses are at peace from fear, and the rod of God is not upon them.
About this coordinate
Job 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 21:9, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֖בֶט (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 Job.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.9.W5.S1) and character.