bands, heavy, staves, yoke
Feminine of mowt; a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke (either literal or figurative) -- bands, heavy, staves, yoke.
see HEBREW mowt
מוֺטָה noun feminine pole, bar of yoke, mostly late (compare
מוֺט); —
׳מ Jeremiah 28:10 4t.; plural
מֹטוֺת etc., absolute
Jeremiah 27:2;
1 Chronicles 15:15; construct
Ezekiel 30:18 4t.; —
1 pole, plural, staves, for bearing ark 1 Chronicles 15:15.
2 bar of yoke, symbolic, of oppression Jeremiah 27:2 ("" מוֺמֵרוֺת, compare עֹל Jeremiah 27:8; Jeremiah 27:11; Jeremiah 27:12), Jeremiah 28:10,12 (compare עֹל Jeremiah 28:11); עֵץ ׳מ Jeremiah 28:13; בַּרְזֶל ׳מ Jeremiah 28:13 (compare עֹל Jeremiah 28:14); figurative of oppression, Isaiah 58:6,9; Ezekiel 30:18; compare (thongs of yoke) ׳אֲגֻדּוֺת מ Isaiah 58:6; מֹטֹת עֻלְּכֶם Leviticus 26:18 compare Ezekiel 34:27. — On form of yoke see SchumacherZPV xii. 1889, 160, BenzArchaeology 207.
Strong's Hebrew: 4133. מוֹטָה (motah) — 12 Occurrences
Leviticus 26:13
HEB: עֲבָדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙ מֹטֹ֣ת עֻלְּכֶ֔ם וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ
NAS: and I broke the bars of your yoke
KJV: and I have broken the bands of your yoke,
INT: not be their slaves broke the bars of your yoke walk
1 Chronicles 15:15
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה בִּכְתֵפָ֥ם בַּמֹּט֖וֹת עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ
NAS: on their shoulders with the poles thereon,
KJV: upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses
INT: of the LORD their shoulders the poles thereon
Isaiah 58:6
HEB: הַתֵּ֖ר אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת מוֹטָ֑ה וְשַׁלַּ֤ח רְצוּצִים֙
NAS: the bands of the yoke, And to let
KJV: to undo the heavy burdens,
INT: to undo the bands of the yoke let the oppressed
Isaiah 58:6
HEB: חָפְשִׁ֔ים וְכָל־ מוֹטָ֖ה תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃
NAS: And break every yoke?
KJV: free, and that ye break every yoke?
INT: free every of the yoke and break
Isaiah 58:9
HEB: תָּסִ֤יר מִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙ מוֹטָ֔ה שְׁלַ֥ח אֶצְבַּ֖ע
NAS: you remove the yoke from your midst,
KJV: from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth
INT: remove your midst the yoke the pointing of the finger
Jeremiah 27:2
HEB: לְךָ֔ מוֹסֵר֖וֹת וּמֹט֑וֹת וּנְתַתָּ֖ם עַל־
NAS: for yourself bonds and yokes and put
KJV: thee bonds and yokes, and put
INT: Make bonds and yokes and put on
Jeremiah 28:10
HEB: הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶת־ הַמּוֹטָ֔ה מֵעַ֕ל צַוַּ֖אר
NAS: took the yoke from the neck
KJV: took the yoke from off the prophet
INT: Hananiah the prophet the yoke from the neck
Jeremiah 28:12
HEB: הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶת־ הַמּוֹטָ֔ה מֵעַ֗ל צַוַּ֛אר
NAS: had broken the yoke from off
KJV: had broken the yoke from off the neck
INT: Hananiah the prophet the yoke off the neck
Jeremiah 28:13
HEB: אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מוֹטֹ֥ת עֵ֖ץ שָׁבָ֑רְתָּ
NAS: You have broken the yokes of wood,
KJV: Thou hast broken the yokes of wood;
INT: says the LORD the yokes of wood have broken
Jeremiah 28:13
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ תַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ן מֹט֥וֹת בַּרְזֶֽל׃
NAS: instead of them yokes of iron.
KJV: but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
INT: have made instead yokes of iron
Ezekiel 30:18
HEB: שָׁם֙ אֶת־ מֹט֣וֹת מִצְרַ֔יִם וְנִשְׁבַּת־
NAS: there the yoke bars of Egypt.
KJV: when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt:
INT: break there the yoke of Egypt will cease
Ezekiel 34:27
HEB: בְּשִׁבְרִי֙ אֶת־ מֹט֣וֹת עֻלָּ֔ם וְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔ים
NAS: when I have broken the bars of their yoke
KJV: when I have broken the bands of their yoke,
INT: the LORD have broken the bars of their yoke delivered