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stok: In English Versions of the Bible is used for:
(1) The stem of a tree, whether alive (; ) or cut down (; The Wisdom of Solomon 14:21). In ; ; , where the Hebrew has simply עץ, ‛ēc, “wood,†either meaning is possible (tree-worship? idolatry?). In the text is doubtful.
(2) A family (; 1 Esdras 5:37; Tobit 5:13; 1 Macc 12:21; 2 Macc 1:10; ; ).
(3) Elsewhere (, etc.) the word refers to an instrument of punishment. See PUNISHMENTS.