HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4294
מַטֶּה
mat.teh — tribe: rod
: rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
197 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Haft
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7626
שֵׁ֫בֶט
she.vet — tribe: staff
: staff 1) rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe 1a) rod, staff 1b) shaft (of spear, dart) 1c) club (of shepherd's implement) 1d) truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority) 1e) clan, tribe
162 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5158
נַ֫חַל
na.chal — torrent: river
: river/bed 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) Also means: na.chal (נַ֫חַל ": valley" H5158N)
115 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2595
חֲנִית
cha.nit — spear
1) spear 1a) spear 1a1) shaft of a spear 1a2) spear-head
40 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7070
קָנֶה
qa.neh — branch
: branch 1) reed, stalk, bone, balances 1a) stalk 1b) water-plant, reed 1c) calamus (aromatic reed) 1d) derived meanings 1d1) measuring-rod 1d2) reed (as unit of measure-6 cubits) 1d3) beam (of scales-for scales themselves) 1d4) shaft (of lampstand) 1d5) branches (of lampstand) 1d6) shoulder-joint
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3883
לוּל
lul — stairs
staircase, winding stair, shaft or enclosed space with steps or ladder
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5325
נִצָּב
nits.tsav — hilt
haft, hilt (of sword)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6965
δόρυ
doru — a wooden spear
1. a stem, tree , (Odyssey by Homer):—;commonly a plank or beam , (Homer); δόρυ νήϊον a ship's plank , (Homer):—; hence, 2. a ship is called δόρυ, like Lat. trabs, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. the shaft of a spear , (Iliad by Homer): then, generally, a spear, pike , (Homer), etc.; εἰς δόρυ ἀφικνεῖσθαι to come within a spear's throw, (Xenophon Historicus); ἐπὶ δόρυ to the spear-side , i. e. the right hand , opposite to ἐπ᾽ ἀσπίδα, (Xenophon Historicus):—;also, the pole of a standard, (Xenophon Historicus) 4. metaphorically, δουρὶ κτεατίζειν to win wealth by the spear , il.; δορὶ ἑλεῖν (Thucydides); in [variant datesTragica Adespota to express an armed force. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7986
καυλός
kaulos — a stem
1. the shaft of a spear, (Iliad by Homer): the hilt of a sword, (Iliad by Homer) 2. the stalk of a plat, (Aristophanes Comicus), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8064
κοντός
kontos — a shaft
a pole, punting-pole, boat-hook , Lat. contus, (Odyssey by Homer), attic: the shaft of a pike, (Lucian) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8144
κώπη
kōpē — an oar
1. any handle: 2. the handle of an oar , and generally an oar , (Odyssey by Homer), attic; νερτέρᾳ προσήμενος κώπῃ, = θαλαμίτης, metaphorically of a man of low rank, (Aeschulus Tragicus); παραπέμπειν ἐφ᾽ ἕνδεκα κώπαις, a proverb of dubious origin, meaning "to escort with all the honours, " (Aristophanes Comicus):—;poetry to express ships, σὺν κώπᾳ χιλιοναύτᾳ, of Agamemnon's fleet, (Euripides) 3. the handle of a sword, the haft, hilt , Lat. capulus, (Homer) 4. the handle of a key , (Odyssey by Homer) 5. the haft of a torch , (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8148
λαβή
labē — a handle
1. the part intended for grasping, a handle, haft , (Demosthenes Orator); λαβαὶ ἀμφίστομοι of a cup, (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. as a pugilistic term, a grip or hold , ὥσπερ ἀθλητὴς λαβὴν ζητεῖν (Plutarch):—;metaphorically a handle, occasion, opportunity , λαβὴν διδόναι, Lat. ausam praebere, (Aristophanes Comicus); so, λ. παραδιδόναι, παρέχειν (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8391
νεῦρον
neuron — a nerve
1. a sinew, tendon; in plural, the tendons of the feet , (Iliad by Homer) 2. metaphorically in plural, τὰ νεῦρα τῆς τραγῳδίας, of lyric odes, their sinews, vigour , (Aristophanes Comicus); τὰ νεῦρα τῶν πραγμάτων (Aeschines Orator) 3. gut, cord made of sinew , for fastening the head of the arrow to the shaft, (Iliad by Homer): the cord of a sling , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8436
ξύω
xuō — to scrape
1. to scrape, plane, smooth or polish , (Odyssey by Homer): metaphorically, ξῦσαι ἀπὸ γῆρας to scrape off, get rid of old age, (Homeric Hymns):—; Mid., παλτὸν ξύσασθαι to shape oneself a javelin-shaft, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. to make smooth, work delicately , (Iliad by Homer) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8689
πέλτη
peltē — a small shield
1. a small light shield of leather without a rim ἴτυς); a target , Lat. cetra, originally used by the Thracians, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. a body of πελτασταί, (Euripides) 3. a horse's ornament , (Euripides) 4. = παλτόν, a shaft, pole , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A handle as of a dagger (Judg. 3:22).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.