סֹבֶלçôbel
(always figurative of burden of tyranny) (Isaiah 10:27; Isaiah 9:3; Isaiah 14:25)
Pronunciation: so'-bel · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5448
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 9:4 For you will break the yoke of their slavery and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. You will break the oppressor’s rod, just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
- Isaiah 10:27 In that day the Lord will end the bondage of his people. He will break the yoke of slavery and lift it from their shoulders.
- Isaiah 14:25 I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be their slaves nor bow down under their heavy loads.
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).