Shevet שֶׁ֫בֶת
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| שֶׁ֫בֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shevet |
| Strong's number | H7675 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | seat |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (1) |
Shevet (Hebrew שֶׁ֫בֶת, Strong's H7675) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “seat”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) seat, dwelling, place
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | seat (3), place (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they sit (1), reign (1), whose habitation is (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shevet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 23:7But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 10:19The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 9:18And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 3:63Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
Amos
- Amos 6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
Obadiah
- Obadiah 1:3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).