Everyday object in Scripture

Yoke in Scripture

Wooden implement joining animals for labour; also a metaphor for rule, burden, or discipleship.

Study note: read each object in its immediate biblical context. Where shown, Strong’s links are drawn from the site’s local KJV Strong’s-token data.

Basic meaning

Wooden implement joining animals for labour; also a metaphor for rule, burden, or discipleship.

Yoke is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.

Symbolic use

Can represent service, burden, bondage, discipleship, or unequal joining.

Local Strong’s evidence

The following local KJV Strong’s-token matches are connected with the listed references for this item.

ReferenceKJV wordingStrong’sMatched wording
Deuteronomy 21:3in the yokeH5923Yoke
1 Kings 12:4our yokeH5923Yoke
1 Kings 12:4yokeH5923Yoke
Matthew 11:29yokeG2218Yoke

Expanded Strong’s occurrence references

Occurrence precision: tighter lexical range. Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.

This table follows the content Strong’s numbers for this entry into the local KJV Strong’s occurrence index.

Expanded occurrences
46
Unique references
40
Books represented
17
Strong’s numbers
G2218, H5923

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Verse references

These links open the local NET Bible chapter context where available.