Aaron's rod
/ˈɛər.ənz rɒd//ˈɛr.ənz rɑd/
词源说明
A reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation: "And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds." (spelling modernized).
释义
名词noun
- 1Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially:
- 2(architecture) A rod-shaped molding decorated with an entwined snake, and sometimes leaves, vines, or scrolls.
- 3archaicA rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).
- 4slang, dated, uncommonThe penis.