The Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Hough
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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.