Lexicon :: Strong's H4938 - mašʿēnâ

מַשְׁעֵנָה

Transliteration

mašʿēnâ

Pronunciation

mish-ay-naw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From מַשְׁעֵן (H4937)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2434c,2434d

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

מִשְׁעֵנָה mishʻênâh, mish-ay-naw'; or מִשְׁעֶנֶת mishʻeneth; feminine of H4937; support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick:—staff.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H4938 in the following manner: staff (11x), stave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H4938 in the following manner: staff (11x), stave (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

support (of every kind), staff

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

מִשְׁעֵנָה mishʻênâh, mish-ay-naw'; or מִשְׁעֶנֶת mishʻeneth; feminine of H4937; support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick:—staff.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4938: Abbreviations

† מַשְׁעֵנָה noun feminine id., see foregoing H4937 (masculine and feminine to exhaust the category = support of every kind).

† מִשְׁעֶ֫נֶת noun feminine staff; — absolute Judges 6:21; 2 Kings 4:31; construct 2 Kings 18:20 +; suffix מִשְׁעַנְתּוֺ Exodus 21:19; Zechariah 8:4, etc.; plural suffix מִשְׁעֲנֹתָם Numbers 21:18; — staff, Exodus 21:19 (E) Numbers 21:18 (J) Judges 6:21; 2 Kings 4:28; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 2:31; Zechariah 8:4; figurative of political support, מִשְׁעֶנֶת הַקָּנֶה הָרָצוּץ 2 Kings 18:21 = Isaiah 36:6, compare Ezekiel 29:6; of י׳ as shepherd Psalm 23:4 (+שֵׁבֶט).

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