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
- Synonym: מַטֶּה
- 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:
- […] מׇתְנֵיכֶם 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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | 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
- מַקְּלוֹת אֲכִילָה (mak'lót akhilá)
Descendants
- → Egyptian: mꜣqꜣrꜣ
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ק־ל־ל (q-l-l) |
| 11 terms |
Adjective follows from the verb.
Verb
מֵקֵל • (mekél)
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הֵקֵל (hekél).
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.
- […] and we maintain as the words of the lenient [opinion].
- 1565, Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayyim 159:14: