Dictionary of Bible Themes Psalms 69:15"Shibboleth" a Hebrew word meaning "flood" or "ear of corn" See also Psalms 69:2Isaiah 27:12 "Shibboleth" is here translated as flowing. Judges 12:6Dialectal variation in the pronunciation of "shibboleth" See also The pronunciation of "shibboleth" featured in a civil war between Gilead and Ephraim Judges 10:7-9,17-18; 11:4-11,32-33The Gileadites had defeated the Ammonites Judges 12:1-4This victory led to civil war between Gilead and Ephraim Judges 12:5-6Ephraimites were identified on the basis of their pronunciation of "shibboleth" |
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