Shibboleth
Shibboleth was a Hebrew word used by the Gileadites to identify Ephraimites, who could not pronounce it correctly, resulting in the death of 42,000 Ephraimites.
The name Shibboleth means “Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood”
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Summary
Word used as a password sounded Shibboleth (שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שִׁבֹּ֫לֶתShibboleth
Mentions
- …they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.