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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51659" /> == | == 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 | <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> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_127729" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_127729" /> == | ||
<p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) Same as Hock, a joint. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The popliteal space; the ham. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. t.) Same as Hock, to hamstring. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) An adz; a hoe. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To cut with a hoe. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) Same as Hock, a joint. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The popliteal space; the ham. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. t.) Same as Hock, to hamstring. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) An adz; a hoe. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To cut with a hoe. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60611" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60611" /> == | ||
<p> | <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. | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40935" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40935" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_44501" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_44501" /> == | ||
<p> (ִֵקּר, '' | <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 == | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
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.’
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(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.
King James Dictionary [3]
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.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Joshua 11:6 11:9 2 Samuel 8:4 1 Chronicles 18:4Hamstring
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [5]
(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 [6]
Joshua 11:6 2 Samuel 8:4 1 Chronicles 18:4
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(ִֵ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 Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Hough from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hough from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
