מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh(mat-teh')
“a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)”
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Strong’s Definition
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
Translated in KJV as
rodstafftribe.
Etymology
or (feminine) מַטָּה; from H5186 (נָטָה);
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