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It is often used metaphorically to describe something or someone that provides support or assistance. In the biblical context, it can symbolize reliance or dependence on God or other sources of strength.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, a staff was a common tool used by shepherds, travelers, and the elderly for support and guidance. It was a symbol of authority and protection. The staff was not only a practical tool but also held significant cultural and spiritual symbolism, representing guidance, support, and reliance.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מַשְׁעֵנָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> id., see foregoing (masculine and feminine to exhaust the category = support of every kind). <p> <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁעֶ֫נֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>staff</b></font>; — absolute <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-31.htm">2 Kings 4:31</a>; construct <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18-20.htm">2 Kings 18:20</a> +; suffix <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁעַנְתּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-19.htm">Exodus 21:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/8-4.htm">Zechariah 8:4</a>, etc.; plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁעֲנֹתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/21-18.htm">Numbers 21:18</a>; — <em>staff</em>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-19.htm">Exodus 21:19</a> (E) <a href="/interlinear/numbers/21-18.htm">Numbers 21:18</a> (J) <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-28.htm">2 Kings 4:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/2-31.htm">2 Kings 2:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/8-4.htm">Zechariah 8:4</a>; figurative of political support, <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁעֶנֶת הַקָּנֶה הָרָצוּץ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a> = <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a>, compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6</a>; of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> as shepherd <a href="/interlinear/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> (+<font class="hebrew2">שֵׁבֶט</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>staff <p>Or mishteneth {mish-eh'-neth}; feminine of <a href="/hebrew/4937.htm">mish'en</a>; support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick -- staff. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4937.htm">mish'en</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם במשענתם הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ המשענת וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ וּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה ומשענה ומשענתך מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖י מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣י מִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹ משענת משענתו משענתי bə·miš·‘ă·nō·ṯām bəmiš‘ănōṯām bemishanoTam ham·miš·‘e·neṯ hammiš‘eneṯ hammishEnet miš‘antî miš‘antōw miš‘eneṯ miš·‘an·tî miš·‘an·tōw miš·‘e·neṯ mishanTi mishanTo misheNet ū·maš·‘ê·nāh ū·miš·‘an·te·ḵā ūmaš‘ênāh umasheNah ūmiš‘anteḵā umishanTecha<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/21-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 21:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּח֛וּץ עַל־ <b> מִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹ </b> וְנִקָּ֣ה הַמַּכֶּ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> outside <span class="itali">on his staff,</span> then he who struck<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> abroad <span class="itali">upon his staff,</span> then shall he that smote<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> outside on <span class="itali">his staff</span> shall go struck<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/21-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 21:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעָ֔ם בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק <b> בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם </b> וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר מַתָּנָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> With the scepter <span class="itali">[and] with their staffs.</span> And from the wilderness<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, <span class="itali">with their staves.</span> And from the wilderness<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/21-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the people the scepter <span class="itali">their staffs</span> the wilderness Mattanah<p><b><a href="/text/judges/6-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 6:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ קְצֵ֤ה <b> הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out the end <span class="itali">of the staff</span> that was in his hand<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the end <span class="itali">of the staff</span> that [was] in his hand,<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD the end <span class="itali">of the staff</span> that was hand<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 4:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָתְנֶ֗יךָ וְקַ֨ח <b> מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֣י </b> בְיָדְךָ֮ וָלֵךְ֒</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and take <span class="itali">my staff</span> in your hand,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and take <span class="itali">my staff</span> in thine hand,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your loins and take <span class="itali">my staff</span> your hand and go<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 4:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַעֲנֶנּ֑וּ וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ <b> מִשְׁעַנְתִּ֖י </b> עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him; and lay <span class="itali">my staff</span> on the lad's<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and lay <span class="itali">my staff</span> upon the face<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> answer and lay <span class="itali">my staff</span> and face<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/4-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 4:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיָּ֤שֶׂם אֶת־ <b> הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ </b> עַל־ פְּנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them and laid <span class="itali">the staff</span> on the lad's<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them, and laid <span class="itali">the staff</span> upon the face<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before and laid <span class="itali">the staff</span> and face<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/18-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 18:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְּךָ֡ עַל־ <b> מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ </b> הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you rely <span class="itali">on the staff</span> of this<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Now, behold, thou trustest <span class="itali">upon the staff</span> of this bruised<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rely on <span class="itali">the staff</span> reed crushed<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/23-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 23:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ <b> וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ </b> הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for You are with me; Your rod <span class="itali">and Your staff,</span> they comfort<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for thou [art] with me; thy rod <span class="itali">and thy staff</span> they comfort<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/23-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me your rod <span class="itali">and your staff</span> they comfort<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 3:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה מַשְׁעֵ֖ן <b> וּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה </b> כֹּ֚ל מִשְׁעַן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Both supply <span class="itali">and support,</span> the whole<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the stay <span class="itali">and the staff,</span> the whole stay<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Judah supply <span class="itali">and support</span> the whole supply<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/36-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 36:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָטַ֡חְתָּ עַל־ <b> מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ </b> הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you rely <span class="itali">on the staff</span> of this<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Lo, thou trustest <span class="itali">in the staff</span> of this broken<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/36-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rely on <span class="itali">the staff</span> reed crushed<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/29-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 29:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יַ֧עַן הֱיוֹתָ֛ם <b> מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת </b> קָנֶ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they have been <span class="itali">[only] a staff</span> [made] of reed<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that I [am] the LORD, <span class="itali">because they have been a staff</span> of reed<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/29-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because have been <span class="itali">a staff</span> reed to the house<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/8-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 8:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְאִ֧ישׁ <b> מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹ </b> בְּיָד֖וֹ מֵרֹ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> each man <span class="itali">with his staff</span> in his hand<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and every man <span class="itali">with his staff</span> in his hand<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/8-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jerusalem each <span class="itali">his staff</span> his hand very<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4938.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4938.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4938<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemishanotam_4938.htm">bə·miš·‘ă·nō·ṯām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hammishenet_4938.htm">ham·miš·‘e·neṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mishanti_4938.htm">miš·‘an·tî — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mishanto_4938.htm">miš·‘an·tōw — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mishenet_4938.htm">miš·‘e·neṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umashenah_4938.htm">ū·maš·‘ê·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umishantecha_4938.htm">ū·miš·‘an·te·ḵā — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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