שׁוֹט
shot
whip
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# The Hebrew Word for Whip (שׁוֹט) The Hebrew term *shot* denotes a whip, a tool consisting of a handle with a cord or lash used to strike. This straightforward physical object appears eleven times throughout the biblical text, indicating it held enough cultural relevance to merit repeated mention in scriptural narratives and discourse. The relative scarcity of this word (11 occurrences) suggests that while whips were present in ancient Israelite society, they were not a dominant theme in biblical literature. The term appears frequently enough to indicate familiarity with the implement, but not so frequently as to suggest it was central to daily life or religious practice. This distribution pattern is consistent with a word describing a specific tool rather than an abstract concept or frequently-used object. Without access to the specific contexts of all eleven biblical references, the lexical data alone confirms that *shot* functioned as a concrete noun for a recognizable instrument. Its inclusion in Hebrew scripture reflects the historical reality of ancient Near Eastern societies where whips served practical purposes in agriculture, animal control, and punishment—contexts typical to the ancient Mediterranean world.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
Job 9:23If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.
Proverbs 26:3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
Isaiah 10:26Yahweh of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt.
Isaiah 28:15“Because you have said, ‘We have made a covenant with death, and we are in agreement with Sheol. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won’t come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.’ ”
Isaiah 28:18Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.
Nahum 3:2The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots,
1 Kings 12:11Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’ ”
1 Kings 12:14and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
2 Chronicles 10:11Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’ ”
2 Chronicles 10:14and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”