King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H4294 - Rod

Strong's No.:	H4294

Hebrew:	מַטֶּה

Transliteration:	maṭṭeh

Phonetic:	mat-teh'

Word Origin:	From H5186

Bible Usage:	{rod} {staff} tribe.

Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine

Strongs Definition:	a branch (as extending); figuratively a tribe; also a {rod} whether for chastising (figuratively {correction }) ruling (a {sceptre }) throwing (a {lance }) or walking (a staff; figuratively a support of {life} for example bread)

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	1. staff, branch, tribe a. staff, rod, shaft b. branch (of vine) c. tribe 1. company led by chief with staff (originally)

Bible References: Rod	Ex 4:2 Ex 4:4 Ex 4:17 Ex 4:20 Ex 7:9 Ex 7:10 Ex 7:12 Ex 7:12 Ex 7:15 Ex 7:17 Ex 7:19 Ex 7:20 Ex 8:5 Ex 8:16 Ex 8:17 Ex 9:23 Ex 10:13 Ex 14:16 Ex 17:5 Ex 17:9 Num 17:2 Num 17:2 Num 17:3 Num 17:3 Num 17:5 Num 17:6 Num 17:6 Num 17:8 Num 17:9 Num 17:10 Num 20:8 Num 20:9 Num 20:11 1 Sam 14:27 1 Sam 14:43 Ps 110:2 Isa 10:26 Ezek 7:10 Ezek 7:11 Ezek 19:14 Mic 6:9

Translation Occurrences:	rod ( 41 ) rods ( 8 ) staff ( 15 ) staves ( 1 ) thousand ( 1 ) tribe ( 116 ) tribes ( 20 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.