{
  "id": "goad",
  "name": "Goad",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Pointed implement for driving oxen; appears in wisdom/proverbial imagery.",
  "biblicalUse": "Goad is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Judges 3:31",
      "book": "Judges",
      "chapter": 3,
      "verse": 31,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/judges/3/#judges-3-31",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "weapon/tool",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ecclesiastes 12:11",
      "book": "Ecclesiastes",
      "chapter": 12,
      "verse": 11,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/ecclesiastes/12/#ecclesiastes-12-11",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "wisdom",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Acts 26:14",
      "book": "Acts",
      "chapter": 26,
      "verse": 14,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/acts/26/#acts-26-14",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "metaphor",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "farming-tools",
      "title": "Farming Tools and Agriculture in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/farming-tools/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/goad/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/goad/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 1,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "H4451"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "goad",
        "itemName": "Goad",
        "reference": "Judges 3:31",
        "localKjvReference": "Judges 3:31",
        "book": "Judges",
        "chapter": 3,
        "verse": 31,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/judges/3/#judges-3-31",
        "tokenText": "goad",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H4451"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H4451"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H4451",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Goad",
        "matchTermNormalized": "goad",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H4451"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 1,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 1,
    "bookCount": 1,
    "strongs": [
      "H4451"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "tighter lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 1,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 1,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 1,
    "bookCount": 1
  }
}