A shibboleth is any custom or tradition, usually a choice of phrasing or single word, that distinguishes one group of people from another.

The Ephraimites, who had no sh sound in their language, pronounced the word with an s and were thereby unmasked as the enemy and slaughtered. Here is the ...

18 авг. 2022 г. · The Hebrews used “shibboleth” to flag infiltrating Ephraimites, who said the first consonant as a sibilant rather than how the Hebrews did. One ...

26 окт. 2022 г. · An Old Testament battle between the Gileadites and the Ephraimites came down to one word: shibboleth, or river. Each group said it differently.

In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time. KJV Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce ...

4 янв. 2022 г. · A word occurring only once in the Bible (in Judges 12:6), shibboleth literally means “ear of corn” or “river.”

The guards would then tell them to say "Shibboleth," because they knew that people of Ephraim could say "Sibboleth," but not "Shibboleth." If the man said ...

14 мар. 2022 г. · Shibboleths have been a feature of ethnic conflict throughout history, often involving the names of food, and it's quite a bleak story.

As the Ephraimites sought to escape across the river they were challenged to prove, by pronouncing the password, that they were not Ephraimites. Each of the ...

23 окт. 2022 г. · And as the fleeing Ephraimites attempted to cross back over to the west, the Gileadites would ask them to pronounce the word “Shibboleth.” ...