rod

ROD, noun [Latin radius, ray, radix, root.]1. The shoot or long twig of any woody plant; a branch, or the stem of a shrub; as a rod of hazle, of birch, of oak or hickory. Hence, 2. An instrument of punishment or correction; chastisement.I will chasten him with the rod of men. 2 Samuel 7:14. Proverbs 10:13.3. Discipline; ecclesiastical censures. 1 Corinthians 4:21.4. A king of scepter.The rod and bird of peace.5. A pole for angling; something long and slender.6. An instrument for measuring; but more generally, a measure of length containing five yards, or sixteen feet and a half; a pole; a perch. In many parts of the United States, rod is universally used for pole or perch.7. In Scripture, a staff or wand. 1 Samuel 14:27.8. Support.Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Psalms 23:4.9. A shepherd's crook. Leviticus 27:32.10. An instrument for threshing. Isaiah 28:27.11. Power; authority. Psalms 125:3.12. A tribe or race. Psa 74.ROD of iron, the mighty power of Christ. Revelation 19:15. Psa 2