Shevet (שבט) means rod in Hebrew.
It can also mean tribe and clan. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rod, tribe, clan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shevet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקל, ענף, שוט.
וְכִי־יַכֶּה אִישׁ אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ אוֹ אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ בַּשֵּׁבֶט, וּמֵת תַּחַת יָדוֹ; נָקֹם יִנָּקֵם.
- 2קבוצה של בני אדם (או חיות), בדרך כלל עם קשר דם וטריטוריה; קבוצת אנשים המתייחסת לאב קדום אחד.
וַיַּעַן שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא בֶן יְמִינִי אָנֹכִי מִקְּטַנֵּי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי הַצְּעִרָה מִכָּל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת שִׁבְטֵי בִנְיָמִן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shevet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁבֶט
- Written without vowel points
- שבט
- Said
- shevet
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- שְׁבָטִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁבָטִים; ס' שֵׁבֶט־, ס"ר שִׁבְטֵי־
- Gematria
- 311
This is how Shevet is said in other languages.
- English
- rod, tribe, clan
- Arabic
- قوم
- Russian
- племя
These words rhyme with Shevet.
The word Shevet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שבט הבקורת
- דן אותו לשבט
- זקן השבט
- חושך שבטו שונא בנו
- מושך בשבט סופר
- עשרת השבטים
- שבטי ישראל
- מי לחסד ומי לשבט
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These words come before and after Shevet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shevet.
What does Shevet (שבט) mean in Hebrew?
Shevet (שבט) means rod, tribe, and clan. It is said shevet, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with Shevet (שבט)?
Words that rhyme with Shevet (שבט) include רכבת, צוות, שבת, מקבת, שלהבת, and צבת.
Is Shevet (שבט) masculine or feminine?
The word Shevet (שבט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁבָטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.