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Hough

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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To hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of Achilles" of the hinder legs of captured horses (Joshua 11:6; 2 Samuel 8:4; 1 Chronicles 18:4 ), so as to render them useless.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hough'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/hough.html. 1897.
 
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