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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Shibboleth
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Hebrew: ear of corn)
A word used by Jephte as a password by which to distinguish the fleeing Ephraimites from his own men, the Galaadites. If they could not pronounce it, and said "sibboleth" instead, they were put to death (Judges 12); in modern times, a password, a slogan, a peculiarity of pronunciation or accent which indicates a person's origin.
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Entry for 'Shibboleth'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/shibboleth.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Shibboleth'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/shibboleth.html. 1910.
