Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
yoke
Usage: 1) pole, bar of yoke 1a) pole 1b) bar of yoke 1b1) of oppression (fig.)
Strong's Number
H4133
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
5
Strong's H4133 Quick Answer
Strong's H4133 מוֹטָה (mowtah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mowtah (mo-taw') n-f. 1. a pole 2. (by implication) an ox-bow It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include yoke. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mowtah (mo-taw') n-f. 1. a pole 2. (by implication) an ox-bow
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- yoke
Meaning and Definition
mowtah (mo-taw') n-f. 1. a pole 2. (by implication) an ox-bow 3. (hence) a yoke (either literal or figurative) [feminine of H4132] KJV: bands, heavy, staves, yoke. Root(s): H4132
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4133. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4133 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mowtah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
yoke
Leviticus 26:13
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How Strong's H4133 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4133 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4133 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4133.
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4133, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4133 FAQ
What does motah (מוֹטָה) mean?
Motah (Strong's H4133) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "yoke". mowtah (mo-taw') n-f. 1. a pole 2. (by implication) an ox-bow
How many times is motah (מוֹטָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H4133 across 5 books.
Where can I study motah (מוֹטָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4133 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate motah (מוֹטָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as yoke. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.