מַקֵּל (maqqēl) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning rod. It appears
18 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4731).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1236)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1236)rod, staff; stick; wand; shoot
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מַקֵּלnoun, masculine: rod, staff
1.branch of tree as rod, stick
2.staff, used in journeying
3.wand of diviner
Strong's H4731מַקֵּל: a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining) KJV:rod, (hand-)staff.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.