Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shibbôl

shib-bole

שִׁבֹּל

What it means

a stream

a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch

Where it comes from

or (feminine) שִׁבֹּלֶת; from the same as shôbel (שֹׁבֶל)

How the King James translates it

  • ears11
  • corn2
  • shibboleth1
  • floods1
  • channel1
  • branches1

Every place it appears 17

shibbôl — Hebrew word meaning “a stream”