What does מִשְׁעֵנָה (mišĕʿēnāh) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁעֵנָה (mišĕʿēnāh): Physical support object that metaphorically extends to encompassing life's sustenance and stability
Hebrew · H4938
מִשְׁעֵנָה
Support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
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מִשְׁעֵנָה H4938
Pronunciation mišĕʿēnāh
What does מִשְׁעֵנָה (mišĕʿēnāh) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁעֵנָה (mišĕʿēnāh): Physical support object that metaphorically extends to encompassing life's sustenance and stability
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4938?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my staff (2), of a staff (2), a staff (1), and support (1), and with their staffs (1).
Where does מִשְׁעֵנָה (mišĕʿēnāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 21:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (4), Isaiah (2), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It my staff 2× 2 Kings 4:29
of a staff 2× 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6
a staff 1× Ezekiel 29:6
and support 1× Isaiah 3:1
and with their staffs 1× Numbers 21:18
and Your staff 1× Psalms 23:4
his staff 1× Exodus 21:19
of the staff 1× Judges 6:21
the staff 1× 2 Kings 4:31
with a staff 1× Zechariah 8:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 21:19 מִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹ to his staff Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 21:18 בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם to and with their staffs Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Judges 6:21 הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ to of the staff Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 4:29 מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣י to my staff Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2 Kings 4:29 מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖י to my staff Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2 Kings 4:31 הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ to the staff Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 18:21 מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ to of a staff Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 23:4 וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ to and Your staff Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Isaiah 3:1 וּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה to and support Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 36:6 מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ to of a staff Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 21:19
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Judges 1 2 Kings 4 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ 2x ham·miš·‘e·neṯ Judges 6:21, 2 Kings 4:31
מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ 2x miš·‘e·neṯ 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6
בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם 1x bə·miš·‘ă·nō·ṯām Numbers 21:18
וּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה 1x ū·maš·‘ê·nāh Isaiah 3:1
וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ 1x ū·miš·‘an·te·ḵā Psalms 23:4
מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת 1x miš·‘e·neṯ Ezekiel 29:6
מִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹ 1x miš·‘an·tōw Exodus 21:19
מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹ 1x miš·‘an·tōw Zechariah 8:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6, Ezekiel 29:6
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Judges 6:21, 2 Kings 4:31
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 2 Kings 4:29
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 21:19, Zechariah 8:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 3:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 23:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 21:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical support object that metaphorically extends to encompassing life's sustenance and stability
Source Gloss
support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical support object that metaphorically extends to encompassing life's sustenance and stability
support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick Usage: staff.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִשְׁעֵנָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain