Numbers 24:17:11Num.24.17.W11TAB
שֵׁ֙בֶט֙
shevet
“a scepter”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vet
- Extended
- SHEE-veht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːvet/
Meaning by language
- English
- a scepter
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-KAM SHE-vet
- clause
da-RACH ko-KHAV mi-ya-a-KOV ve-KAM SHE-vet mi-yis-ra-EL u-ma-CHATs pa-a-TEI mo-AV ve-kar-KAR kol-be-NEI-SHET
- sentence
er-e-NU ve-LO a-TA a-shu-re-NU ve-LO ka-ROV da-RACH ko-KHAV mi-ya-a-KOV ve-KAM SHE-vet mi-yis-ra-EL u-ma-CHATs pa-a-TEI mo-AV ve-kar-KAR kol-be-NEI-SHET
Exegesis
The narrative then employs perfect forms daraḥ {דָּרַךְ | dā-raḵ} ‘he has set forth’ and veqam {וְקָם | wə-qām} ‘and has arisen’ as prophetic perfects introducing two fronted subjects, kokhav {כּוֹכָב | kō-ḥāb} ‘star’ and shevet {שֵׁבֶט | šē-veṭ} ‘scepter’, creating thematic focus on the messianic figure.
Root and etymology
š-b-ṭshin-bet-tav
“rod, branch”
In context — Numbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near. A star will proceed from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the corners of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 24:17, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ (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 Num.24.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.17.W11.S1) and character.