Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
stream
Usage: flowing stream
Strong's Number
H7641
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
16
Books
7
Strong's H7641 Quick Answer
Strong's H7641 שִׁבּוֹל שִׁבּוֹלֶת (shibbol) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shibbol (shib-bole) (or (feminine) shibboleth {shib-bo'-leth}) n-f. 1. a stream (as flowing) 2. also an ear of grain (as growing out) It has 16 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include ears, shibboleth, stream, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shibbol (shib-bole) (or (feminine) shibboleth {shib-bo'-leth}) n-f. 1. a stream (as flowing) 2. also an ear of grain (as growing out)
- Usage
- 16 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- ears, shibboleth, stream, and out
Meaning and Definition
shibbol (shib-bole) (or (feminine) shibboleth {shib-bo'-leth}) n-f. 1. a stream (as flowing) 2. also an ear of grain (as growing out) 3. by analogy, a branch [from the same as H7640] KJV: branch, channel, ear (of corn), ((water-))flood, Shibboleth. Root(s): H7640 Compare: H5451
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7641. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7641 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shibbol, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H7641 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7641 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7641 in the Old Testament
16 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Usage Excerpts
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7641.
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
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.
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
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.
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.
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.
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
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.
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.
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?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7641, grouped by book.
Genesis 8 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7641 FAQ
What does shibbol (שִׁבֹּל) mean?
Shibbol (Strong's H7641) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "branch". shibbol (shib-bole) (or (feminine) shibboleth {shib-bo'-leth}) n-f. 1. a stream (as flowing) 2. also an ear of grain (as growing out)
How many times is shibbol (שִׁבֹּל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H7641 across 7 books.
Where can I study shibbol (שִׁבֹּל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7641 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shibbol (שִׁבֹּל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ears, shibboleth, stream, and out. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.