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Etymology
From Hebrew ש���ת (šibb�let) �ear of wheat�, with reference to Judges 12:5-6: �Gilead then cut Ephraim off from the fords of the Jordan, and whenever Ephraimite fugitives said, �Let me cross,� the men of Gilead would ask, �Are you an Ephraimite?� If he said, �No,� they then said, �Very well, say Shibboleth.� If anyone said, �Sibboleth�, because he could not pronounce it, then they would seize him and kill him by the fords of the Jordan.� (New Jerusalem Bible)
Pronunciation
IPA|/��ɪb�l�θ/
Noun
en-noun
- A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc.
- A slogan, jargon word, or catchphrase closely associated with a particular group and not used very much, or at all, outside of it. Can also apply to ideas, customs, and uses of language.
- A common or longstanding belief or custom associated with a particular group; truism, platitude
#:It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.
- A common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
Category:Hebrew derivations
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