מקל

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מקל¹

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Unknown. Likely related to Najdi Arabic مقلاب.

noun מַקֵּל · makél · מַקְּלוֹת · מַקֵּל־ · מַקְּלִי

  1. stick, staff, rod וַיִּקַּח־לוֹ יַעֲקֹב מַקַּל לִבְנֶה לַח וְלוּז וְעֶרְמוֹן […]

    Similar: מַטֶּה

מקל²

Where it comes from

Adjective follows from the verb.

verb מֵקֵל · mekél

  1. masculine, participle, present, singular Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הֵקֵל (hekél).

adjective מֵקֵל · mekél · מקילה · מְקִלָּה · מקילים · מְקִלִּים

  1. lenient […] וְנַקְטִינָן כְּדִבְרֵי הַמֵּקֵל.

In English

  • cane a short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment
  • rod straight round stick, shaft, or bar
  • stick long piece of wood
  • staff long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking
  • baton music: conductor's stick
  • palliative reducing progression and relieving symptoms

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מקל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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