Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(prop). Any rod or staff. A shepherd’s crook or tithing rod (Lev. 27:32; Mic. 7:14). A symbol of royal power (Gen. 49:10; Num. 24:17); overlaid with gold (Esther 4:11).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
sharbiyt
Meaning:
for 7626; a rod of empire