zo-su-mu · W221
zosumu · staff / rod / wooden implement · ✅
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| Domain | daily life / ritual / narrative |
| Class | entity (artifact) |
| Type | compound |
| Register | standard |
| First use | EXO-002-A (S696): la-na-Aharon ka lo-zo-su-mu ; zo-su-mu ki ; ne zo-ki-ma |
Composition
zo (living thing) + su (structure/order) + mu (artifact). Head-final: mu (artifact) is head; zo-su specifies type — an artifact of living structural material = a plant-structural artifact = a wooden implement. Right-branching: zo modifies [su-mu] = living structural artifact = an artifact from living structural material.
Definition
staff; rod; walking stick; any implement made from structural plant material (wood, bamboo, thick reed). A rigid elongated implement crafted or repurposed from plant-structural matter. Distinct from su-mu (structural artifact in general) by the plant-organic origin — zo-su-mu is always wood or plant-derived.
Notes
Moses' shepherd's staff (Exodus 3, EXO-001 context), Aaron's rod (Exodus 7, EXO-002 first attestation), and by extension any staff, wand, walking stick, or rod made from plant material. The zo head carries the organic-material origin; su specifies its organized/structural character; mu marks it as artifact. Possessive chain: zo-su-mu-na-Aharon = Aaron's staff; zo-su-mu-ne = their staffs (bond-possessive). The staff undergoes categorical transformation into zo-ki-ma (W220) via the three-clause sequential chain in S696. S700 refers back to zo-su-mu when 'Aaron's serpent swallowed their staffs' — the Hebrew source text also reverts to 'staffs' at v.12b.
Related
zo (living), su (structure), mu (artifact), zo-su (structural organism / plant), zo-ki-ma (W220: snake — the form the staff transforms into in EXO-002), ra-lu-ki (W: fire process)
In the corpus
1 attestation.
| S# | Tonesu |
|---|---|
| S696 | la-na-Aharon ka lo-zo-su-mu ; zo-su-mu ki ; ne zo-ki-maAaron cast the staff; the staff changed; [it was] a snake. |
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