שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭshay'-betnoun|masculinerod)
[Heb] שֵׁבֶט ETCBC: שֵׁבֶט‎ (subs|rod) OSHL: v.ar.ab TWOT: 2314a GK: H8657 Greek: ἄνθρωπος, ἄρχων, βέλος, δῆμος, ζυγός, κριτής, λόγος, μάστιξ, παιδεία, πληγή, ῥάβδος, φυλή
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;
Strong's: a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV: [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.