Mishʻênâh — H4938

Definition

feminine noun

support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick

1. support (of every kind), staff

Usually translated as

staff

Origin

or mishʻeneth; feminine of H4937

• Mishʻên (H4937)

Greek equivalents

• kyrieúō (G2961)
• rhábdos (G4464)

Occurrences

Mishʻênâh occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Judges (1), 2 Kings (3), Psalms (1), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Zechariah (1)

• Exodus 21:19 — If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff (מִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹ), then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
• Numbers 21:18 — The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves (בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם). And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
• Judges 6:21 — Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff (הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙) that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
• 2 Kings 4:29 — Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff (מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣י) in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
• 2 Kings 4:29 — Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff (מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖י) upon the face of the child.
• 2 Kings 4:31 — And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff (הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙) upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
• 2 Kings 18:21 — Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff (מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩) of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
• Psalms 23:4 — Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff (וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ) they comfort me.
• Isaiah 3:1 — For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff (וּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה), the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
• Isaiah 36:6 — Lo, thou trustest in the staff (מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩) of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
• Ezekiel 29:6 — And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff (מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת) of reed to the house of Israel.
• Zechariah 8:4 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff (מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹ) in his hand for very age.