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The tendons which connect the bones of the body (Job 10:11 ). In Isaiah 48:4 , the word is used symbolically of Israel's refusal to return to God. Genesis 32:32 contains the vague reference to Jacob's “sinew” God touched, making Jacob lame, and to the food law that grew out of the incident.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sinew'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/sinew.html. 1991.
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