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
- 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, […]
- 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

The singular construct form מַקַּל־‎ (makál) also exists.

Declension

Declension of מַקֵּל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	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)

Adjective follows from 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].

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