שיבולת

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ש־ב־ל‎ (sh-b-l). Cognate with Akkadian 𒋗𒁍𒌌𒋾 (šubulta, “ear of wheat”) and Aramaic שׁוּבַּלְתָּא/שִׁבַּלְתָּא‎ (šubbaltā/šibbaltā).

Noun

שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת • (shibólet, šibbṓleṯ) f (plural indefinite שיבולים \ שִׁבֳּלִים‎, singular construct שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת־, plural construct שיבלי \ שִׁבֳּלֵי־‎)

  1. an ear of wheat
    1. a stalk of grain
    2. (botany) a spike
  2. a shibboleth

Usage notes

  • The plural construct form שִׁבֲּלֵי־‎, is also encountered (see Zechariah 2:14).

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת • (shibólet, šibbṓleṯ) f (plural indefinite שיבולות \ שִׁבּוֹלוֹת‎, singular construct שיבולת \ שִׁבֹּלֶת־)

  1. (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.
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