מקל
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Unknown. Likely related to Najdi Arabic مقلاب.
Noun
מַקֵּל • (makél) m (plural indefinite מַקְּלוֹת, singular construct מַקֵּל־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]
- stick, staff, rod
- Tanach, Genesis 30:37:Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
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- וַיִּקַּח־לוֹ יַעֲקֹב מַקַּל לִבְנֶה לַח וְלוּז וְעֶרְמוֹן […]
- Then Jacob took fresh sticks of [literally stick] poplar and almond and plane trees, […]
- Tanach, Exodus 12:11:Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
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- […] מָתְנֵיכֶם חֲגֻרִים נַעֲלֵיכֶם בְּרַגְלֵיכֶם וּמַקֶּלְכֶם בְּיֶדְכֶם
- […] with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand.
Usage notes
- The singular construct form מַקַּל־ (makál) also exists.
Declension
Declension of מַקֵּל
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | מַקֵּל | first | מַקְּלִי | מַקְּלֵנוּ | ||
definite | הַמַּקֵּל | second | מַקֶּלְךָ | מַקְּלֵךְ | מַקֶּלְכֶם | מַקֶּלְכֶן | |
construct | מַקֵּל־ | third | מַקְּלוֹ | מַקְּלָהּ | מַקְּלָם | מַקְּלָן | |
plural | indefinite | מַקְּלוֹת | first | מקלותיי / מַקְּלוֹתַי | מַקְּלוֹתֵינוּ | ||
definite | הַמַּקְּלוֹת | second | מַקְּלוֹתֶיךָ | מקלותייך / מַקְּלוֹתַיִךְ | מַקְּלוֹתֵיכֶם | מַקְּלוֹתֵיכֶן | |
construct | מַקְּלוֹת־ | third | מַקְּלוֹתָיו | מַקְּלוֹתֶיהָ | מַקְּלוֹתָם | מַקְּלוֹתָן |
Descendants
- → Egyptian: mꜣqꜣrꜣ
Etymology 2
Root |
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ק־ל־ל (q-l-l) |
Adjective follows from Verb.
Verb
מֵקֵל • (mekél)
Adjective
מֵקֵל • (mekél) (feminine מקילה / מְקִלָּה, masculine plural מקילים / מְקִלִּים, feminine plural מקילות / מְקִלּוֹת)
- lenient
- 1565, Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayyim 159:14:
- […] וְנַקְטִינָן כְּדִבְרֵי הַמֵּקֵל.
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- 1565, Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayyim 159:14:
Categories:
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern מַקְטֵל
- Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות
- Hebrew masculine nouns
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- Hebrew terms with usage examples
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־ל־ל
- Hebrew non-lemma forms
- Hebrew verb forms
- Hebrew adjectives