מקל
Appearance
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Unknown. Likely related to Najdi Arabic مقلاب.
Noun
[edit]מַקֵּל • (makél) m (plural indefinite מַקְּלוֹת, singular construct מַקֵּל־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]
- stick, staff, rod
- Tanach, Genesis 30:37, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- 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, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- […] מָתְנֵיכֶם חֲגֻרִים נַעֲלֵיכֶם בְּרַגְלֵיכֶם וּמַקֶּלְכֶם בְּיֶדְכֶם
- […] with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand.
Usage notes
[edit]- The singular construct form מַקַּל־ (makál) also exists.
Declension
[edit]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 |
Derived terms
[edit]- מַקְּלוֹת אֲכִילָה (mak'lót akhilá)
Descendants
[edit]- → Egyptian: mꜣqꜣrꜣ
Etymology 2
[edit]Root |
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ק־ל־ל (q-l-l) |
11 terms |
Adjective follows from Verb.
Verb
[edit]מֵקֵל • (mekél)
Adjective
[edit]מֵקֵל • (mekél) (feminine מקילה / מְקִלָּה, masculine plural מקילים / מְקִלִּים, feminine plural מקילות / מְקִלּוֹת)
- lenient
- 1565, Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayyim 159:14:
- […] וְנַקְטִינָן כְּדִבְרֵי הַמֵּקֵל.
- […] and we maintain as the words of the lenient [opinion].
- 1565, Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayyim 159:14: