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Sibboleth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(Judg. 12:6⁶Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. (Judges 12:6)). [SHIBBOLETH.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See SHIBBOLETH.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5451 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

cibboleth

Phonic:

sib-bo’-leth

Meaning:

for 7641; an ear of grain

KJV Usage:

Sibboleth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a burden

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Great captivity; old age:―Ephramite pronunciation of the word Shibboleth, Judg. 12:6. {Captivitas magna}