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Morrish Bible Dictionary

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Various words are used for these instruments of punishment.

1. mahpecheth, a wooden frame in which the feet, hands, and neck of a person were so fastened that his body was kept bent. Jeremiah was subjected to this punishment. Jeremiah 20:2,3 .

2. sad: stocks in which the feet were shut up. Job 13:27; Job 33:11; Acts 16:24 (ξύλον).

3. tsinoq: stocks which confined the hands and the feet. Jeremiah 29:26 .

4. ekes, 'a fetter or ankle-band.' Proverbs 7:22 .

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Stocks'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/stocks.html. 1897.
 
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