Staff

staf: Many Hebrew terms are represented by this word. The "staves" of the ark translate the word badh, literally, "a part," hence, branch, bar, etc. (Exod 25:13; Exod 25:14; Exod 25:15; Exod 25:27; Exod 25:28, etc.). Other words, as matteh, maqqel, shebhet, used of the staff in the hand, the shepherd's staff, figuratively, "staff of bread" (matteh, Ezek 4:16; Ezek 5:16; Ezek 14:13), as indispensable for support of life, are dealt with under ROD (which see). The New Testament word is rhabdos (Matt 10:10 parallel Luke 9:3; Heb 11:21).

See also SCEPTRE.