What does מִשְׁעֵנָה · קָנֶה mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁעֵנָה · קָנֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "supporting staff of reed".
Hebrew · H4938, H7070
מִשְׁעֶנֶת קָנֶה
Support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick · a reed (as erect ); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft , tube , stem , the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
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מִשְׁעֵנָה H4938 support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
Pronunciation mišĕʿēnāh
Physical support object that metaphorically extends to encompassing life's sustenance and stability
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קָנֶה H7070 a reed (as erect ); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft , tube , stem , the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
Pronunciation qāneh
Flexible hollow plant structure that becomes measuring rod; literalness shifts to precision and standardization
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What does מִשְׁעֶנֶת קָנֶה (mišʿenet qāneh) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁעֵנָה · קָנֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "supporting staff of reed".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4938, H7070?
H4938, H7070 is connected to 74 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. supporting staff of reed
Strong's H4938, H7070
Lexical occurrences 74 verses Source Gloss
supporting staff of reed
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִשְׁעֶנֶת קָנֶה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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