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dig down, hough, pluck up, root up

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(hok) (hock). Cutting the sinews of the hind, leg, hamstringing (Josh. 11:6,9⁶And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. (Joshua 11:6)
⁹And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. (Joshua 11:9); 2 Sam. 8:4⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. (2 Samuel 8:4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

To lame a horse and render it useless by cutting the sinews of the hind leg, called the hamstring (Josh. 11:6,9⁶And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. (Joshua 11:6)
⁹And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. (Joshua 11:9); 2 Sam. 8:4⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. (2 Samuel 8:4); 1 Chron. 18:4⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. (1 Chronicles 18:4)).

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6131 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`aqar

Phonic:

aw-kar’

Meaning:

a primitive root; to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate

KJV Usage:

dig down, hough, pluck up, root up