Strong's Lexicon
shot: Whip, scourge
Original Word:שׁוֹט
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:showt
Pronunciation:shoht
Phonetic Spelling:(shote)
Definition:Whip, scourge
Meaning:a lash
Word Origin:Derived from the root שׁוּט (shut), meaning "to go about" or "to whip."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3148 (mastix) - meaning "scourge" or "whip," used in the New Testament to describe instruments of punishment or affliction.
Usage:The Hebrew word "shot" primarily refers to a whip or scourge, an instrument used for punishment or discipline. It is often associated with correction or judgment, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. The term can also imply the act of chastisement or the consequences of divine retribution.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, the whip was a common tool for discipline, used both in domestic settings and as a form of judicial punishment. The use of a whip was a tangible representation of authority and correction. In a broader cultural context, the whip symbolized the power to enforce laws and maintain order, reflecting the societal norms of discipline and justice in the ancient Near East.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
shutDefinitiona scourge, whip
NASB Translationscourge (5), whip (2), whips (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Isaiah 28:15 (Late Hebrew
id., so Arabic

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mix, stir about and beat; Ethiopic

Aramaic ,

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streifen; or onomatopoetic, compare
swish, switch?); — absolute
Isaiah 10:26 +, construct
Job 5:21; plural
1 Kings 12:11 +; —
scourge, for chastisement,1 Kings 12:11,14 2Chronicles 10:11,12 (all with verb ); figurative of national scourge (wielded by )Isaiah 10:26;Isaiah 28:15 (Qr; > Kt ),Isaiah 28:18 (both , see ), calamityJob 9:23;lash of (accusing) tongueJob 5:21 (read as ).
whip, for horse,Nahum 3:2 i.e.crack of whip,Proverbs 26:3 ("" ).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
scourge, whip
Fromshuwt; a lash (literally or figuratively) -- scourge, whip.
see HEBREWshuwt
Forms and Transliterations
בְּשׁ֣וֹט בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים בשוט בשוטים וט שׁ֔וֹט שׁ֣וֹט שׁ֤וֹט שׁ֭וֹט שׁוֹטֵ֤ף שוט שוטף baš·šō·w·ṭîm bashshoTim baššōwṭîm bə·šō·wṭ beShot bəšōwṭ Shot shoTef šō·w·ṭêp̄ šō·wṭ šōwṭ šōwṭêp̄ vt wṭ
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