שיבולת
Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ש־ב־ל (sh-b-l). Cognate with Akkadian 𒋗𒁍𒌌𒋾 (šubulta, “ear of wheat”), Arabic سَبَلَة (sabala) and Aramaic שׁוּבַּלְתָּא/שִׁבַּלְתָּא (šubbaltā/šibbaltā).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃiˈbolet/
Noun
שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת • (shibólet, šibbṓleṯ) f (plural indefinite שיבולים \ שִׁבֳּלִים, singular construct שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת־, plural construct שיבלי \ שִׁבֳּלֵי־)
- an ear of wheat
- a shibboleth
Derived terms
- שבולת שועל \ שִׁבֹּלֶת שׁוּעָל (shibólet shu'ál)
Descendants
- → English: shibboleth
- → French: shibboleth
Noun
שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת • (shibólet, šibbṓleṯ) f (plural indefinite שיבולות \ שִׁבּוֹלוֹת, singular construct שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת־)
- (biblical) a vortex, a flowing stream, a waterflood
- Psalms 69:15, with translation of the King James Version:
- אַל־תִּשְׁטְפֵנִי שִׁבֹּלֶת מַיִם וְאַל־תִּבְלָעֵנִי מְצוּלָה וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר־עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּֽיהָ׃
- Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
- Psalms 69:15, with translation of the King James Version:
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