מַקֵּלmaqqêl

rod, staff

Pronunciation: mak-kale · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4731

Meanings

1. branch of tree as rod, stick (Genesis 30:37; Genesis 30:38; Genesis 30:39)

2. staff (Genesis 32:11; Exodus 12:11; 1 Samuel 17:40)

3. wand, of diviner (Hosea 4:12)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 18 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 30:37 Then Jacob took some fresh branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled off strips of bark, making white streaks on them.
  • Genesis 30:38 Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated.
  • Genesis 30:39 And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
  • Genesis 30:41 Whenever the stronger females were ready to mate, Jacob would place the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of them. Then they would mate in front of the branches.
  • Genesis 32:10 I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps!
  • Exodus 12:11 “These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).