Know the Word.

Hebrew word

maqqêl

mak-kale

מַקֵּל

What it means

a shoot, i.e. stick

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 translates it

  • staff6
  • rods4
  • staves2
  • rod1

Every place it appears 13

Exodus12:11
1 Samuel17:4017:43
Jeremiah1:11
Hosea4:12
maqqêl — Hebrew word meaning “a shoot, i.e. stick”