Lexicon
סֹ֫בֶל
so.vel
H5448
H:N-M Hebrew

burden

3
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

so.vel denotes a load borne on the shoulder and removed in scenes of release from a yoke.

The attested use centers on a load placed on a shoulder and then removed in conjunction with a yoke; Isaiah 9:3 may also belong to this use, though the translation does not make the term's specific contribution clear.

Senses in use

  1. Shoulder-borne load removed with a yoke · dominant

    In Isaiah 10:27, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause about a load being removed from a shoulder while a yoke is removed from a neck. Isaiah 14:25 likewise places the form in the removal of a yoke from them and a load from a shoulder. Isaiah 9:3 contains the same construct form, but the supplied APB rendering does not isolate its contribution within the verse's celebration imagery.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 10:27 and Isaiah 14:25, the APB renders the relevant clause with "his burden" and connects its removal to a yoke. In Isaiah 9:3, the translation’s celebration language does not show a corresponding English expression clearly.

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