Bible Dictionaries
Hough
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hough'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hough.html. 1897.