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שִׁבֹּל H7641

H7641 is the Hebrew word שִׁבֹּל, transliterated shibbôl and said shib-bole. The King James Version most often renders it ears.

Word: שִׁבֹּלTransliteration: shibbôlSaid: shib-boleLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch.

Where it comes from

or (feminine) שִׁבֹּלֶת; from the same as H7640 (שֹׁבֶל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ears 11×ears of corn 2×now shibboleth 1×where the floods 1×waterflood 1×channel 1×branches 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: branch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth. Compare H5451 (סִבֹּלֶת).

Verses using שִׁבֹּל

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 41:5 · KJV

And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

Genesis 41:6 · KJV

And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

Genesis 41:7 · KJV

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

Genesis 41:22 · KJV

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

Genesis 41:23 · KJV

And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

Genesis 41:24 · KJV

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

Genesis 41:26 · KJV

The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

Genesis 41:27 · KJV

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

Judges 12:6 · KJV

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

Ruth 2:2 · KJV

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Psalm 69:2 · KJV

I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Psalm 69:15 · KJV

Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Isaiah 17:5 · KJV

And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

Isaiah 27:12 · KJV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.

Zechariah 4:12 · KJV

And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

Common questions

What does Strong's H7641 mean?

H7641 is the Hebrew word שִׁבֹּל (shibbôl), meaning a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch.

How is H7641 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ears (11 times), ears of corn (2 times), now shibboleth (1 time), where the floods (1 time), waterflood (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7641 appear in the Bible?

שִׁבֹּל (shibbôl) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7641 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) שִׁבֹּלֶת; from the same as H7640 (שֹׁבֶל).

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