Hebrew word study

מַקֵּלmaqqêl — a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, stri…

Pronounced “mak-kale”

a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining)

Translated in the King James as: rod, (hand-)staff.

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Origin: or (feminine) מַקְּלָה; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 7×
Genesis 30:37Genesis 30:38Genesis 30:39Genesis 30:41Genesis 32:10+ 2 more in Genesis
Exodus — 1×
Exodus 12:11
Numbers — 1×
Numbers 22:27
1 Samuel — 2×
1 Sam 17:401 Sam 17:43
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 1:11Jeremiah 48:17
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 39:9
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 4:12
Zechariah — 3×
Zech 11:7Zech 11:10Zech 11:14

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