she.vat denotes the tribes of Israel as counted in connection with a sin offering.

The attested use names the tribes of Israel as a counted group in the setting of a sin offering.

1. Tribes counted for Israel · dominant

   In Ezra 6:17, the construct plural form occurs in the phrase concerning the number of Israel's tribes, alongside twelve male goats offered for all Israel. The APB renders the clause "twelve according to the number of the tribes of Israel."

   Ezra 6:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:17, the APB presents the term within the phrase "the tribes of Israel"; Its precise correspondence is limited to that clause context.