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SHIB'BOLETH, n. Heb. an ear of corn, or a stream of water.
1. A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites not being able to pronounce the letter sh, pronounced the word sibboleth. See Judges 12 . Hence,
2. The criterion of a party or that which distinguishes one party from another and usually some peculiarity in things of little importance.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Shibboleth'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/shibboleth.html.
Entry for 'Shibboleth'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/shibboleth.html.
