Where does “שבט” come from?
שבט (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian Šabāṭum — Šabāṭu, the eleventh month of the Babylonian calendar.
שבט (Hebrew): tribe; wand, staff
Definitions
- tribe; wand, staff
Ancestry of “שבט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akkadian | Šabāṭum | Šabāṭu, the eleventh month of the Babylonian calendar |