Shibboleth
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Shibboleth is a biblical term that came to signify a word or custom used to distinguish members of one group from outsiders, often with life-or-death consequences.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical term
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cultural marker ⓘ linguistic marker ⓘ sociolinguistic concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ephraimites
NERFINISHED
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Gileadites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | conflict between Gileadites and Ephraimites ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | password ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
could determine survival
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could lead to execution ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
appears in literature and political discourse as metaphor for exclusion
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inspired use of the term in modern security contexts ⓘ used in discussions of genocide and ethnic conflict ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyNote | from Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת (shibbólet) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
depends on local dialect
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hard for outsiders to imitate ⓘ relies on subtle pronunciation differences ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
ear of grain
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torrent ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalUse |
symbol of arbitrary group boundaries
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symbol of exclusion ⓘ symbol of in-group jargon ⓘ |
| hasModernMeaning |
any custom that distinguishes groups
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any word that reveals social or regional origin ⓘ catchword identifying group membership ⓘ |
| hasOriginInBook | Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginInChapter | Judges 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginInText | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
countersign
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dialect discrimination ⓘ ethnolinguistic boundary ⓘ linguistic profiling ⓘ |
| usedAs |
group identifier
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marker of in-group membership ⓘ marker of out-group status ⓘ password-like test ⓘ pronunciation test ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distinguishing insiders from outsiders
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identifying enemy soldiers ⓘ life-or-death identification ⓘ |
| usedInField |
anthropology
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cultural studies ⓘ security studies ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
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