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מַקֵּל H4731

H4731 is the Hebrew word מַקֵּל, transliterated maqqêl and said mak-kale. The King James Version most often renders it staff.

Word: מַקֵּלTransliteration: maqqêlSaid: mak-kaleLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

staff 6×rods 3×staves 2×before the rods 1×rod 1×handstaves 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: rod, (hand-)staff.

Verses using מַקֵּל

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 30:37 · KJV

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

Genesis 30:38 · KJV

And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

Genesis 30:39 · KJV

And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

Genesis 30:41 · KJV

And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

Genesis 32:10 · KJV

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

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.

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.

1 Samuel 17:43 · KJV

And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Jeremiah 1:11 · KJV

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

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:

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.

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.

Zechariah 11:10 · KJV

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

Zechariah 11:14 · KJV

Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4731 mean?

H4731 is the Hebrew word מַקֵּל (maqqêl), meaning a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining).

How is H4731 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it staff (6 times), rods (3 times), staves (2 times), before the rods (1 time), rod (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4731 appear in the Bible?

מַקֵּל (maqqêl) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4731 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) מַקְּלָה; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate.

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