Words the Bible translates as rod
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- mattehמַטֶּהa staff or rod: a length of wood carried in the hand, used as a walking stick, a tool, a weapon, or a sign of authority.
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- a tribe: one of the major family divisions of Israel descended from a son of Jacob.
- shevetשֵׁבֶטa rod: a wooden stick used to strike, to guide a flock, or to mark out a ruler's authority
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- a tribe: one of the family branches that together make up the people of Israel
- rhabdosῥάβδοςa staff: a length of wood carried in the hand, to walk with, to strike with, or to keep as a token
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- a scepter: the staff a ruler holds as the sign of his right to govern
- maqqelמַקֵּלa stick of wood: a rod, staff, or fresh-cut branch carried or used in the hand
- metilמְטִילrodnot studied yet
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