Strong's Lexicon

H4731

H4731 — מַקֵּל מַקְּלָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmaqqelnoun mascOccurrences: 18TWOT: 1236

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4731
Word:	מַקֵּל מַקְּלָה
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	18
Transliteration:	maqqel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mak-kale; (or (feminine) maqqlah {mak-kel-aw'}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining)
KJV Renderings:	rod, ((hand- ))staff.

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BDB4789

מַקֵּל noun masculine^{Zech 11:7} (apparently feminine Gen 30:37, where בָּהֶן, but Samaritan בָּהֶם) rod, staff (√ dubious; Thes assumes √ מקל sprout; Schw^{ZAW xi. 1891, 170f.} from קלל = shake, with reference to oracle of the lot (compare קִלְקַל בַּחִצִּים Ezek 21:36); Barth^{ZMG xii.1887, 616} gives √ קל, and compare [untranscribed source text 3070] stick driven by another, in sport; Frä^{ZA iii. 52} , compare Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3071] growth, stem, palm-tree (interchange of ב and מ)); — ׳ מ absolute Num 22:27 construct Jer 1:11 + 2 t., מַקַּל Gen 30:37 suffix מַקְלִי Gen 32:11 + 2 t.; מַקְלוֺ 1Sam 17:40; Hos 4:12 מַקֶּלְכֶם Exod 12:11 plural absolute מַקְלוֺת Gen 30:37 + 6 t.; —

1. branch of tree as rod, stick, used by Jacob in breeding his flocks, Gen 30:37 ( לִבְנֶה לַח ׳ מ), Gen 30:37 Gen 30:38 Gen 30:39 Gen 30:41 Gen 30:41 of symbolic rod (שָׁקֵד ׳ מ almond-rod) in Jeremiah's vision Jer 1:11 symbolic rods or staves, with names, used by prophets Zech 11:7; Zech 11:10; Zech 11:14 figurative of Moab תִּבְּאָרָה ׳ מ Jer 48:17 (|| מַטֵּהעֹֿז).

2. staff, used in journeying Gen 32:11; Exod 12:11; 1Sam 17:40 compare 1Sam 17:43 carried even when riding Num 22:27 so also מַקֵּל יָד Ezek 39:9 (= riding-stick) according to Hi Da Berthol; < a weapon ( + מָגֵּן, צִנָּה , קֶשֶׁת, חִצִּים, רֹמַח.

3. wand of diviner Hos 4:12.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מקל (mak-kehi')

Genesis 380:37

EHCC: Jacob took him rods of green poplar,

Genesis 82:10

EHCC: (11 } with my staff 1 passed over

Exodus 12:11

KJV: And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.

EHCC: and your staff in your hand :

Numbers 22:27

KJV: And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

EHCC: he smote the ass o safe

1 Samuel 17:40

KJV: And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.brook: or, valleybag: Heb. vessel

EHCC: he took Ais staff in his ,

1 Samuel 48:17

EHCC: staff broken, (and ) fhe beautiful red !

Ezekiel 39:9

KJV: And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:handstaves: or, javelinsburn them…: or, make a fire of them

EHCC: and the handstaves (marg. or, javelins),

Hosea 4:12

KJV: My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

EHCC: and their staff declareth unto them:

Zechariah 11:7

KJV: And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.even…: or, verily the poorBands: or, Binders

EHCC: 1 took unto me two staves ;