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מִקְלוֹת

𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤕

Miqelot

H4732 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מקל to be a staff, to be a rod

Definition

Mikloth – a personal name in Israelite genealogical lists, possibly meaning 'rods' or 'staves' based on root association but functioning as a proper noun. Used exclusively as a name for individuals within clan genealogies.

Semantic Range

personal name (Israelite), possibly connected etymologically to 'rods' or 'staffs' but functionally only as a proper noun in biblical texts

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root מקל (m-q-l), meaning 'staff, rod, stick'. The form מִקְלוֹת is the masculine plural construct, though here it functions as a singular proper name, likely reflecting archaic naming practices or a collective/abstract sense. Some uncertainty surrounds whether the name is directly related to 'rods' or if it is a proper name formed independently from the root; etymology uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

מִקְלוֹת (Mikloth) appears in genealogical lists in 1 Chronicles (e.g., 1 Chr 8:32; 9:37–38), designating a member of the tribe of Benjamin. The name coincides in form with the plural of the common noun 'staffs' or 'rods,' but its usage in the Hebrew Bible is strictly as a proper name for a person, not as a common noun or as a place. No clear evidence exists that the meaning 'rods' attaches semantically to the individual, so translation as a common noun is unwarranted. Later translations sometimes rendered personal and place names anachronistically or associated them with other terms; however, Mikloth refers only to a person of Israelite genealogical record. The alternate reading mik-kel-ohth is noted as a variant pointing in some sources but does not represent a place in biblical usage. No indication of this name in contexts of ritual, geographic designation, or non-Israelite application is found.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(or perhaps mik-kel-ohth') plural of (feminine) מַקֵּל; rods; Mikloth, a place in the Desert; Mikloth.

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Root Family

מקל (m-q-l) — staff, rod, stick

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4731 מַקֵּל with the branch-staff

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4732-01 וּ/מִקְל֖וֹת umiqelot HC/Np and Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot 4

Occurrences in Scripture

4 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4732-01 1 Chronicles 8:32 וּ/מִקְל֖וֹת umiqelot HC/Np and Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot
H4732-01 1 Chronicles 9:37 וּ/מִקְלֽוֹת umiqelot HC/Np and Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot
H4732-01 1 Chronicles 9:38 וּ/מִקְל֖וֹת umiqelot HC/Np and-Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot
H4732-01 1 Chronicles 27:4 וּ/מִקְל֖וֹת umiqelot HC/Np and Mikloth and Mikloth and Miqelot
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