Lexical Definition

‎שֹׁטֵט‎ shôṭêṭ (sho-tate') scourge ^H:N-M
active participle of an otherwise unused root meaning (properly, to pierce; but only as a denominative from ‎שׁוֹט‎)

scourge.

• to flog
• a goad

1) scourge

See Greek: ἧλος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שֹׁטֵט‎ noun [masculine] scourge; — absolute ‎בְּצִדֵּיבֶם‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Josh 23:13 (D; national scourge; < read ‎שׁוֺטִים‎).

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