סִבֹּלֶת
sibolet · Sibboleth
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5451 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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sibolet (סִבֹּלֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Sibboleth”.
The way the men of Ephraim pronounced "Shibboleth" ("ear of grain" or "stream of water").
How to say it
si·bo·let
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Judges 12:6
Then they would say to him, “Say, please, ‘Shibboleth.’” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not say it that way. Then they would seize him and slaughter him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time, of Ephraim, forty-two thousand.