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Lexicon :: Strong's H4938 - mašʿēnâ

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מַשְׁעֵנָה
Transliteration
mašʿēnâ
Pronunciation
mish-ay-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2434c,2434d

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).

  1. 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.
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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

21:19; 21:19

Numbers

21:18; 21:18

Judges

6:21; 6:21

2 Kings

4:28; 4:29; 4:31; 18:20; 18:21

Psalms

23:4

Isaiah

36:6

Ezekiel

29:6

Zechariah

8:4; 8:4

H4938

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4938 matches the Hebrew מַשְׁעֵנָה (mašʿēnâ),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19 - and then if he gets up and walks about outside on his staff, then the one who struck him is innocent, except he must pay for the injured person's loss of time and see to it that he is fully healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - The well which the princes dug, which the leaders of the people opened with their scepters and their staffs." And from the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:21 - The LORD's messenger touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of his staff. Fire flared up from the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened bread. The LORD's messenger then disappeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - Elisha told Gehazi, "Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don't stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child's face."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:31 - Now Gehazi went on ahead of them. He placed the staff on the child's face, but there was no sound or response. When he came back to Elisha he told him, "The child did not wake up."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - Now look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If a man leans for support on it, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:4 - Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1 - Look, the sovereign LORD who commands armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah every source of security, including all the food and water,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:6 - Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD because they were a reed staff for the house of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:4 - Moreover, the LORD who rules over all says, 'Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem, each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age.
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