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Yoke [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A piece of timber, hollowed or made curving near each end, and fitted with bows for receiving the necks of oxen; by which means two are connected for drawing. From a ring or hook in the bow, a chain extends to the thing to be drawn, or to the yoke of another pair of oxen behind.

2. A mark of servitude; slavery; bondage.

3. Our country sinks beneath the yoke

4. A chain; a link; a bond of connection; as the yoke of marriage.

5. A couple; a pair; as a yoke of oxen.

6. Service.

7. My yoke is easy. Matthew 11:29 .

Yoke [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To put a yoke on; to join in a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or a pair of oxen.

2. To couple; to join with another.

3. Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb.

4. To enslave; to bring into bondage.

5. To restrain; to confine. Libertines like not to be yoked in marriage.

6. The words and promises that yoke the conqueror, are quickly broke.

Yoke [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

2. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

3. A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.

4. A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.

5. A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.

6. A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.

7. A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

8. A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.

9. A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

10. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

11. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

12. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

13. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

14. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.

Yoke [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

Yoke [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

2. To couple; to join with another.

3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

Yoke-elm [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A tree.

Yoke-mate [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. YOKE-FELLOW, YOKE-MATE noun [yoke and fellow or mate.]

2. An associate or companion.

3. A mate; a fellow.

Yoke-toed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.

Yokeage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Rokeage.

Yoked [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Confined in a yoke; joined; coupled.

Yoked [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Yoke

Yokefellow [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.

Yokel [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A country bumpkin.

Yokelet [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.

Yokemate [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Yokefellow.

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Genesis 27:40

And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

Exodus 6:6

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Exodus 6:7

And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

Leviticus 26:13

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.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.

Numbers 19:2

This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.

Deuteronomy 21:3

And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,

Deuteronomy 22:10

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.

Deuteronomy 28:48

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

1 Samuel 6:7

Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:

Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.

1 Samuel 11:7

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.

1 Samuel 14:14

And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.

2 Samuel 24:22

And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.

Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.

1 Kings 12:4

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

1 Kings 12:9

And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

1 Kings 12:10

And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

1 Kings 12:11

And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

1 Kings 12:14

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”

1 Kings 19:19

So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.

1 Kings 19:21

And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

2 Chronicles 10:4

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”