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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Yoke:

(1.) A well‐known implement of husbandry, frequently used metaphorically for subjection, e.g (1 Kings 12:4; 12:9-11; Isaiah 9:4; Jeremiah 5:5) hence an "iron yoke" represents an unusually galling bondage (Deuteronomy 28:48; Jeremiah 28:13).

(2.) A pair of oxen, so termed as being yoked together (1 Samuel 11:7; 1 Kings 19:19; 19:21). The Hebrew term is also applied to asses (Judges 19:10) and mules (2 Kings 5:17) and even to a couple of riders (Isaiah 21:7).

(3.) The term is also applied to a certain amount of land (1 Samuel 14:14) equivalent to that which a couple of oxen could plough in a day (Isaiah 5:10). (Authorized Version "acre") corresponding to the Latin jugum.

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