What does "Rod" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Rod?

ROD means a shoot or branch of a tree, and in this sense it is applied figuratively to Christ, Isa 11:1, and to the tribes of Israel as springing from one root. Ps 74:2; Jer 10:16. Meaning also a staff, it is used as a symbolical expression for that which supports and strengthens, Ps 23:4; Isa 3:1; Eze 29:6; for power and authority, Ps 2:9; Ps 110:2; Ps 125:3; Jer 48:17; Eze 19:14; 1 Cor 4:21; Rev 2:27; and for the afflictions with which God disciplines his people. Job 9:34; comp. Heb 12:6-7. The phrase "passing under the rod," Eze 20:37, originated from the manner in which the Jews used to select the tenth of their sheep. Lev 27:32. The lambs were separated from the dams, and enclosed in a sheepcote with only one narrow way out; the dams were at the entrance. On opening the gate the lambs hastened to join their dams, and a man placed at the entrance touched every tenth lamb with a rod dipped in ochre, and so marked it with his rod, saying, "Let this be holy in the name of the tenth."

What is the Hebrew word for Rod?

Where does Rod appear in the Bible?

Rod is referenced in 25 verses across 11 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Corinthians 4:21
• 2 Samuel 7:14
• Exodus 21:20
• Ezekiel 20:37
• Isaiah 9:4
• Isaiah 10:5
• Isaiah 10:15
• Isaiah 11:4
• Isaiah 14:29
• Isaiah 28:27
• Job 9:34
• Job 21:9
• Lamentations 3:1
• Leviticus 27:32
• Micah 5:1
• Proverbs 10:13
• Proverbs 13:24
• Proverbs 22:8
• Proverbs 22:15
• Proverbs 23:13
• Proverbs 23:14
• Proverbs 26:3
• Proverbs 29:15
• Psalms 23:4

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Rod.