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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16275" /> == | |||
<p> (Pronounced hock,) to hamstring, or cut the cords of the hind legs. The horse taken by [[David]] from the [[Syrians]] were thus disabled, Joshua 11:6,9; 2 Samuel 8:4 . </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31921" /> == | |||
Joshua 11:62 Samuel 8:41 Chronicles 18:4 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40935" /> == | |||
Joshua 11:611:92 Samuel 8:41 Chronicles 18:4[[Hamstring]] | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51659" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> HOUGH </strong> . The hough (modern spelling ‘hock’) of a quadruped is the joint between the knee and the fetlock in the hind leg; in man the back of the knee joint, called the ham. To ‘hough’ is to cut the tendon of the hough, to hamstring. The subst. occurs in 2Es 15:36 ‘the camel’s hough’ (AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] ‘pastern <em> or </em> litter’). The verb is found in Joshua 11:6; Joshua 11:9 , 2 Samuel 8:4 , 1 Chronicles 18:4 always of houghing horses. Tindale translates [[Genesis]] 49:6 ‘In their selfe-will they houghed an oxe,’ which is retained in AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] , and inserted into the text of RV [Note: Revised Version.] in place of ‘they digged down a wall.’ </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60611" /> == | |||
<p> HOUGH, n. hok. </p> 1. The lower part of the thigh the ham the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg. 2. An adz a hoe. Not in use. <p> HOUGH, hok. To hamstring to disable by cutting the sinews of the ham. </p> 1. To cut with a hoe. | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_127729" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) Same as Hock, a joint. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) The popliteal space; the ham. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (v. t.) Same as Hock, to hamstring. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) An adz; a hoe. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (v. t.) To cut with a hoe. </p> <p> (7): </p> <p> (n.) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4742" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' hok ''''' . See [[Hock]] . </p> | <p> ''''' hok ''''' . See [[Hock]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_44501" /> == | |||
<p> (ִֵקּר, akker', Piel of עָקִר, to extirpatee), a method employed by the ancient [[Israelites]] to render useless the captured horses of an enemy (Joshua 11:6; comp. [[Genesis]] 49:6), as they were not allowed or able to use that animal (so also 2 Samuel 8:4; 1 Chronicles 18:4). It consisted in hamstringing, i.e. severing "the tendon Achilles" of the hinder legs (Sept. νευροκοπεῖν; compare ‘ akar; Syr. the same, Barhebr. p. 220). The practice is still common in [[Arab]] warfare (Rosenmü ller, Instituturis Moham. circa bellum, § 17). (See [[Horse]]). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_16275"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/hough Hough from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_31921"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/hough Hough from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_40935"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/hough Hough from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_51659"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/hough Hough from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_60611"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/hough Hough from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_127729"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/hough Hough from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_4742"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/hough Hough from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_4742"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/hough Hough from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_44501"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/hough Hough from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:03, 12 October 2021
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
(Pronounced hock,) to hamstring, or cut the cords of the hind legs. The horse taken by David from the Syrians were thus disabled, Joshua 11:6,9; 2 Samuel 8:4 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Joshua 11:62 Samuel 8:41 Chronicles 18:4
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Joshua 11:611:92 Samuel 8:41 Chronicles 18:4Hamstring
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
HOUGH . The hough (modern spelling ‘hock’) of a quadruped is the joint between the knee and the fetlock in the hind leg; in man the back of the knee joint, called the ham. To ‘hough’ is to cut the tendon of the hough, to hamstring. The subst. occurs in 2Es 15:36 ‘the camel’s hough’ (AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] ‘pastern or litter’). The verb is found in Joshua 11:6; Joshua 11:9 , 2 Samuel 8:4 , 1 Chronicles 18:4 always of houghing horses. Tindale translates Genesis 49:6 ‘In their selfe-will they houghed an oxe,’ which is retained in AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] , and inserted into the text of RV [Note: Revised Version.] in place of ‘they digged down a wall.’
King James Dictionary [5]
HOUGH, n. hok.
1. The lower part of the thigh the ham the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg. 2. An adz a hoe. Not in use.
HOUGH, hok. To hamstring to disable by cutting the sinews of the ham.
1. To cut with a hoe.
Webster's Dictionary [6]
(1):
(n.) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.
(2):
(n.) Same as Hock, a joint.
(3):
(n.) The popliteal space; the ham.
(4):
(v. t.) Same as Hock, to hamstring.
(5):
(n.) An adz; a hoe.
(6):
(v. t.) To cut with a hoe.
(7):
(n.) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
hok . See Hock .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]
(ִֵקּר, akker', Piel of עָקִר, to extirpatee), a method employed by the ancient Israelites to render useless the captured horses of an enemy (Joshua 11:6; comp. Genesis 49:6), as they were not allowed or able to use that animal (so also 2 Samuel 8:4; 1 Chronicles 18:4). It consisted in hamstringing, i.e. severing "the tendon Achilles" of the hinder legs (Sept. νευροκοπεῖν; compare ‘ akar; Syr. the same, Barhebr. p. 220). The practice is still common in Arab warfare (Rosenmü ller, Instituturis Moham. circa bellum, § 17). (See Horse).
References
- ↑ Hough from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Hough from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Hough from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
