מוֹטָה
mo.tah
“yoke”
Definition
a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke (either literal or figurative)
feminine of H4132 (מוֹט);
- pole, bar of yoke 1a) pole 1b) bar of yoke 1b1) of oppression (fig.)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מוֹטָה appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
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Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’If you remove the yoke from your midst,the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
“Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’
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