שׁוֹט (šôṭ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning scourge. It appears
11 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7752).
Also rendered
whip
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2344a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2344a)scourge, whip; lash
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שׁוֹטnoun, masculine: scourge, whip
Strong's H7752שׁוֹט: a lash (literally or figuratively) KJV:scourge, whip.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2344: שׂוּחַśûaḥ — go, rove about; go eagerly, quickly, to and fro; run to and fro; muse pensively, push forth, lash, row, travel; meditate, mariner, rower