Lexical Definition

‎שׁוֹט‎ shôwṭ (shote) whip ^H:N-M
from ‎שׁוּט‎

scourge, whip.

• a lash (literally or figuratively)

1) scourge, whip
1a) scourge (for chastisement)
1a1) of national judgment (fig)
1b) whip (for horse)

See Greek: μάστιξ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שַׁיִט

‎שׁוֺט‎ noun masculine^{Isa 28:15} scourge, whip (Late Hebrew id., so Arabic , () mix, stir about and beat; Ethiopic Aramaic ‎שׁוֺטֶא‎, ; from foregoing? compare German streifen; or onomatopoetic, compare swish, switch?); — ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ absolute Isa 10:26 +, construct Job 5:21 plural ‎שׁוֺטִים‎ 1Kgs 12:11 +; —

1. scourge, for chastisement, 1Kgs 12:11; 1Kgs 12:14 = 2Chr 10:11; 2Chr 10:12 (all with verb ‎יִסַּר‎); figurative of national scourge (wielded by ‎׳‎‎י‎) Isa 10:26; Isa 28:15 (Qr; > Kt ‎שׁיט‎), vIsa 28:18 (both ‎שׁוֺטֵף‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎, see ‎שׁטף‎), calamity Job 9:23 lash of (accusing) tongue Job 5:21 (read ‎׳‎‎מִשּׁ‎ as ᵐ5).

2. whip, for horse, ‎׳‎‎קוֺל שׁ‎ Nah 3:2 i.e. crack of whip, ‎לַסּוּם‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Prov 26:3 (|| ‎שֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִים‎).

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