מוֹטmôwṭ
shaking, pole, bar (of yoke)
Pronunciation: mote · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4132
Meanings
1. a shaking; tottering (Psalms 55:23; Psalms 66:9; Psalms 121:3)
2. pole, or bar for carrying (named from springing motion) (Numbers 4:10; Numbers 4:12; Numbers 13:23)
3. bar, of yoke (Nahum 1:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 4:10 Then they must cover the lampstand and its accessories with fine goatskin leather and place the bundle on a carrying frame.
- Numbers 4:12 They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame.
- Numbers 13:23 When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs.
- Psalms 66:9 Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
- Psalms 121:3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.
- Nahum 1:13 Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).