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Hook

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H2053, H2397, H2443, H7165, G0044, H2337, H2336
Hebrew
וָו · vâv
Greek
ἄγκιστρον · ánkistron

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

וָו

H2053
Transliteration
vâv
Pronunciation
vaw
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
13

Glosses

hook.

Lexicon definition

a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Hook

(1.) Heb. hah, a "ring" inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isa. 37:28, 29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4). "The Orientals make use of this contrivance for curbing their work-beasts...When a beast becomes unruly they have only to draw the cord on one side, which, by stopping his breath, punishes him so effectually that after a few repetitions he fails not to become quite tractable whenever he begins to feel it" (Michaelis). So God's agents are never beyond his control. (2.) Hakkah, a fish "hook" (Job 41:2, Heb. Text, 40:25; Isa. 19:8; Hab. 1:15). (3.) Vav, a "peg" on which the curtains of the tabernacle were hung (Ex. 26:32). (4.) Tsinnah, a fish-hooks (Amos 4:2). (5.) Mazleg, flesh-hooks (1 Sam. 2:13, 14), a kind of fork with three teeth for turning the sacrifices on the fire, etc. (6.) Mazmeroth, pruning-hooks (Isa. 2:4; Joel 3:10). (7.) Agmon (Job 41:2, Heb. Text 40:26), incorrectly rendered in the Authorized Version. Properly a rush-rope for binding animals, as in Revised Version margin.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Hook

Indexed occurrences: 8

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Strong's Concordance

Hooks

Indexed occurrences: 22

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All Scripture references51 references

Exodus 21

Exodus 26:6Exodus 26:11Exodus 26:32Exodus 26:33Exodus 26:37Exodus 27:10Exodus 27:11Exodus 27:17Exodus 35:11Exodus 35:22Exodus 36:13Exodus 36:18Exodus 36:36Exodus 36:38Exodus 38:10Exodus 38:11Exodus 38:12Exodus 38:17Exodus 38:19Exodus 38:28Exodus 39:33

1 Samuel 1

1 Samuel 13:6

2 Kings 2

2 Kings 14:92 Kings 19:28

2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 25:182 Chronicles 33:11

Job 6

Job 8:11Job 31:40Job 40:25Job 40:26Job 41:1Job 41:2

Proverbs 1

Proverbs 26:9

Song of Solomon 1

Song of Solomon 2:2

Isaiah 4

Isaiah 2:4Isaiah 19:8Isaiah 34:13Isaiah 37:29

Ezekiel 5

Ezekiel 19:4Ezekiel 19:9Ezekiel 29:4Ezekiel 38:4Ezekiel 40:43

Hosea 1

Hosea 9:6

Joel 2

Joel 3:10Joel 3:13

Amos 1

Amos 4:2

Micah 1

Micah 4:3

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 1:15

Matthew 1

Matthew 17:27

Mark 1

Mark 4:29

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HOOKS

Nave’s Topical Bible references for HOOKS.

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Bulrush

(1.) In Isa. 58:5 the rendering of a word which denotes "belonging to a marsh," from the nature of the soil in which it grows (Isa. 18:2). It was sometimes platted into ropes (Job. 41:2; A.V., "hook," R.V., "rope," lit. "cord of rushes"). (2.) In Ex. 2:3, Isa. 18:2 (R.V., "papyrus") this word is the translation of the Hebrew gome, which designates the plant as absorbing moisture. In Isa. 35:7 and Job 8:11 it is rendered "rush." This was the Egyptian papyrus (papyrus Nilotica). It was anciently very abundant in Egypt. The Egyptians made garments and shoes and various utensils of it. It was used for the construction of the ark of Moses (Ex. 2:3, 5). The root portions of the stem were used for food. The inside bark was cut into strips, which were sewed together and dried in the sun, forming the papyrus used for writing. It is no longer found in Egypt, but grows luxuriantly in Palestine, in the marshes of the Huleh, and in the swamps at the north end of the Lake of Gennesaret. (See [84]CANE.)

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Fish-hooks

Were used for catching fish (Amos 4:2; comp. Isa. 37:29; Jer. 16:16; Ezek. 29:4; Job. 41:1, 2; Matt. 17:27).

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Flesh-hook

A many-pronged fork used in the sacrificial services (1 Sam. 2:13, 14; Ex. 27:3; 38:3) by the priest in drawing away the flesh. The fat of the sacrifice, together with the breast and shoulder (Lev. 7:29-34), were presented by the worshipper to the priest. The fat was burned on the alter (3:3-5), and the breast and shoulder became the portion of the priests. But Hophni and Phinehas, not content with this, sent a servant to seize with a flesh-hook a further portion.

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Hook

(1.) Heb. hah, a "ring" inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isa. 37:28, 29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4). "The Orientals make use of this contrivance for curbing their work-beasts...When a beast becomes unruly they have only to draw the cord on one side, which, by stopping his breath, punishes him so effectually that after a few repetitions he fails not to become quite tractable whenever he begins to feel it" (Michaelis). So God's agents are never beyond his control. (2.) Hakkah, a fish "hook" (Job 41:2, Heb. Text, 40:25; Isa. 19:8; Hab. 1:15). (3.) Vav, a "peg" on which the curtains of the tabernacle were hung (Ex. 26:32). (4.) Tsinnah, a fish-hooks (Amos 4:2). (5.) Mazleg, flesh-hooks (1 Sam. 2:13, 14), a kind of fork with three teeth for turning the sacrifices on the fire, etc. (6.) Mazmeroth, pruning-hooks (Isa. 2:4; Joel 3:10). (7.) Agmon (Job 41:2, Heb. Text 40:26), incorrectly rendered in the Authorized Version. Properly a rush-rope for binding animals, as in Revised Version margin.

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Sickle

Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook (Deut. 16:9; Jer. 50:16, marg., "scythe;" Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29).

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Taches

Hooks or clasps by which the tabernacle curtains were connected (Ex. 26:6, 11, 33; 35:11).

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Thistle

(1.) Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered "thorn," but in the Revised Version "hook." It is also rendered "thorn" in 2 Chr. 33:11; Prov. 26:9; Cant. 2:2; "brambles" in Isa. 34:13. It is supposed to be a variety of the wild plum-tree, but by some it is regarded as the common thistle, of which there are many varieties in Palestine. (2.) Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Gen. 3:18; Hos. 10:8); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matt. 7:16; Heb. 6:8, "brier," R.V. "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See [631]THORNS.)

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