of staff, when applied to a stick, is pronounced with a as in ask, the Italian sound.
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pl. of Staff.
A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.
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45 KJV and 0 BSB verses contain “staves” — showing the first 20. Show all 45 verses (searchable)
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,
the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
