Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4294
מַטֶּה
mat.teh · “tribe: rod”
Used 252 times across 15 books
Definition
: rod/staff
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Where it appears
Genesis2
Exodus27
Leviticus2
Numbers111
Joshua59
1 Samuel2
1 Kings2
1 Chronicles23
2 Chronicles1
Psalms2
Isaiah8
Jeremiah1
Ezekiel9
Micah1
Habakkuk2
In the text
Genesis 38:18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.Genesis 38:25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.Exodus 4:2And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.Exodus 4:4And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:Exodus 4:17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.Exodus 4:20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.Exodus 7:9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.Exodus 7:10And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.Exodus 7:12For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.Exodus 7:15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
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