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מִשְׁעֵנָה H4938
H4938 is the Hebrew word מִשְׁעֵנָה, transliterated mishʻênâh and said mish-ay-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it staff.
What it means
support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick.
Where it comes from
or מִשְׁעֶנֶת; feminine of H4937 (מִשְׁעֵן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: staff.
Verses using מִשְׁעֵנָה
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 21:19 · KJV
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
Numbers 21:18 · KJV
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Judges 6:21 · KJV
Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
2 Kings 4:29 · KJV
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
2 Kings 4:31 · KJV
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
2 Kings 18:21 · KJV
Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Psalm 23:4 · KJV
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Isaiah 3:1 · KJV
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
Isaiah 36:6 · KJV
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
Ezekiel 29:6 · KJV
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
Zechariah 8:4 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4938 mean?
H4938 is the Hebrew word מִשְׁעֵנָה (mishʻênâh), meaning support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick.
How is H4938 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it staff (11 times), staves (1 time).
How many times does H4938 appear in the Bible?
מִשְׁעֵנָה (mishʻênâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4938 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מִשְׁעֶנֶת; feminine of H4937 (מִשְׁעֵן).
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