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It can also denote a stream or flood. In the context of the Bible, it is famously used as a linguistic test or shibboleth to distinguish between different groups of people based on their pronunciation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The most notable use of "sibboleth" is found in the Book of Judges, where it served as a linguistic test to identify members of the Ephraimite tribe. During a conflict between the Gileadites, led by Jephthah, and the Ephraimites, the Gileadites used the pronunciation of "sibboleth" as a password. The Ephraimites, who could not pronounce the "sh" sound, said "sibboleth" instead of "shibboleth," revealing their identity and leading to their capture or death. This incident highlights the significance of language and dialect as markers of identity in ancient Israel.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm">sabal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>probably an ear (of wheat, etc.)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sibboleth (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סִבֹּ֫לֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> probably <font size="+1"><b>ear of wheat</b></font>, etc., only <a href="/interlinear/judges/12-6.htm">Judges 12:6</a> dialect form of II. <font class="hebrew2">שִׁבֹּלֶת</font> q. v. (> = late word <font class="hebrew2">שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת</font> <em>tide, flood</em>); compare Marquardt<sup>ZAW viii (1888), 151 ff.</sup> but also GFM Bu. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Sibboleth <p>For <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm">shibbol</a>; an ear of grain -- Sibboleth. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm">shibbol</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>סִבֹּ֗לֶת סבלת sib·bō·leṯ sibBolet sibbōleṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 12:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר <b> סִבֹּ֗לֶת </b> וְלֹ֤א יָכִין֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But he said, <span class="itali">Sibboleth,</span> for he could<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he said <span class="itali">Sibboleth:</span> for he could not frame<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now Shibboleth said <span class="itali">Sibboleth</span> not right<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5451.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5451.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5451<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/sibbolet_5451.htm">sib·bō·leṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5450.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5450"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5450" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5452.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5452"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5452" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>