מַקֵּל noun masculine^{Zechariah 11:7} (apparently feminine Genesis 30:37, where בָּהֶן, but Samaritan בָּהֶם) rod, staff (√ dubious; Thes assumes √ מקל sprout; Schw^{ZAW xi. 1891, 170f.} from קלל = shake, with reference to oracle of the lot (compare קִלְקַל בַּחִצִּים Ezekiel 21:36); Barth^{ZMG xii.1887, 616} gives √ קל, and compare stick driven by another, in sport; Frä^{ZA iii. 52}, compare Ethiopic growth, stem, palm-tree (interchange of ב and מ)); — ׳מ absolute Numbers 22:27; construct Jeremiah 1:11 2t., מַקַּל Genesis 30:37; suffix מַקְלִי Genesis 32:11 2t.; מַקְלוֺ 1 Samuel 17:40; Hosea 4:12; מַקֶּלְכֶם Exodus 12:11; plural absolute מַקְלוֺת Genesis 30:37 6t.; —

1 branch of tree as rod, stick, used by Jacob in breeding his flocks, Genesis 30:37 (לִבְנֶה לַח ׳מ), Genesis 30:37; Genesis 30:38; Genesis 30:39; Genesis 30:41; Genesis 30:41; of symbolic rod (שָׁקֵד ׳מ almond-rod) in Jeremiah's vision Jeremiah 1:11; symbolic rods or staves, with names, used by prophets Zechariah 11:7,10,14; figurative of Moab תִּבְּאָרָה ׳מ Jeremiah 48:17 ("" מַטֵּהעֹֿז).

2 staff, used in journeying Genesis 32:11; Exodus 12:11; 1 Samuel 17:40 compare 1 Samuel 17:43; carried even when riding Numbers 22:27; so also מַקֵּל יָד Ezekiel 39:9 (= riding-stick) according to Hi Da Berthol; < a weapon ( + מָגֵּן, צִנָּה, קֶשֶׁת, חִצִּים, רֹמַח.

3 wand of diviner Hosea 4:12.

בְמַקְלִ֗י בַּמַּקְל֑וֹת בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ במקל׃ במקלות במקלות׃ במקלי הַמַּקְל֑וֹת הַמַּקְל֛וֹת הַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ הַמַּקְלוֹת֙ המקלות המקלות׃ וּבְמַקֵּ֥ל וּמַקְל֖וֹ וּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖ם ובמקל ומקלו ומקלכם מַקְל֗וֹת מַקְל֜וֹ מַקְלִ֣י מַקְלִי֙ מַקֵּ֖ל מַקֵּ֥ל מַקַּ֥ל מקל מקלו מקלות מקלי bam·maq·lō·wṯ bam·maq·qêl bammakKel bammakLot bammaqlōwṯ bammaqqêl ḇə·maq·lî ḇəmaqlî ham·maq·lō·wṯ hammakLot hammaqlōwṯ makKal makKel makLi makLo makLot maq·lî maq·lō·wṯ maq·lōw maq·qal maq·qêl maqlî maqlōw maqlōwṯ maqqal maqqêl ū·ḇə·maq·qêl ū·maq·lōw ū·maq·qel·ḵem ūḇəmaqqêl umakkelChem umakLo ūmaqlōw ūmaqqelḵem uvemakKel vemakLiInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts