H6793a H6793a
hooks, barbs (for fishing or dragging)
This noun likely refers to hooks or barbs, possibly fishing hooks, mentioned in Amos 4:2. The prophet declares that enemies will drag the people of Samaria away 'with hooks,' using fishing imagery for deportation. Parallel to 'fishhooks' in the same verse, this term may distinguish types of hooks or emphasize the totality—every method of catching fish applied to catching people. The Spanish 'ganchos' (hooks) aligns with this interpretation of sharp, barbed instruments for dragging captives.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Hooks or barbs used for catching or dragging, appearing in Amos 4:2's prophecy against Samaria's wealthy women. God declares the days are coming when 'they will take you away with hooks,' using fishing metaphors for military deportation. Paired with another term for fishhooks, this creates an image of captives hooked and dragged like fish from water. The barbed implements ensure no escape—brutal and degrading treatment fitting the prophet's judgment oracle. 1×
AR["بِ-خُطّافاتٍ"]·ben["বরশীতে-সহ"]·DE["[בצנות]"]·EN["with-hooks"]·FR["bouclier"]·heb["ב-צינוֹת"]·HI["में-काँटों"]·ID["dengan-kait"]·IT["[בצנות]"]·jav["lan-tilas-panjenengan"]·KO["갈고리로"]·PT["com-ganchos"]·RU["на-щитах"]·ES["con-ganchos"]·SW["kwa-ndoano"]·TR["köşe-kancalarıyla"]·urd["کانٹوں-سے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [צִנָּה] n.f. appar. hook, or barb (of fishing-spear?);—pl. צִנּוֹת Am 4:2 (‖ סִירוֹת דּוּגָה).