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Proverbs 26:3
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שׁוֹטshôwṭ · shote
H7752 · Hebrew
H7752 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a lash (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- from H7751 (שׁוּט);
- KJV renderings
- scourge, whip.
- Grammar
- שׁ֣וֹט — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 12:111 Kings 12:142 Chronicles 10:112 Chronicles 10:14Job 5:21
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שׁוֹט here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.