Aaron's rod

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Aaron's rod

/ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒd/ UK
/ˈæɹ-/ UK
/ˈɛɹ.ənz ɹɑd/ US
/ˈɛəɹ-/ US
/ˈæɹ-/ US

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A reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation: "And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds." (spelling modernized).

noun Aaron's rods

countable, uncountable Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper.
Similar: torchwort, hag-taper, common mullein, great mullein, Adam's flannel, Jacob's staff, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort
countable, uncountable Goldenrod, the Solidago genus of North American plants with yellow flowers.
countable, uncountable Hylotelephium telephium (syn. Sedum telephium; orpine, livelong, or live-forever).
countable, uncountable A rod-shaped molding decorated with an entwined snake, and sometimes leaves, vines, or scrolls.
archaic, countable, uncountable A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).
countable, dated, slang, uncommon, uncountable The penis.

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noun tall plant associated with the biblical rod of Aaron

Deutsch	Aronstab
Русский	ааронов жезл aaronov žezl

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@misc{aaron_s_rod_2026,
  title = {Aaron's rod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aaron's%20rod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}