{
  "id": "yoke",
  "name": "Yoke",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Wooden implement joining animals for labour; also a metaphor for rule, burden, or discipleship.",
  "biblicalUse": "Yoke is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "Can represent service, burden, bondage, discipleship, or unequal joining.",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 21:3",
      "book": "Deuteronomy",
      "chapter": 21,
      "verse": 3,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/deuteronomy/21/#deuteronomy-21-3",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "agricultural",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 12:4",
      "book": "1 Kings",
      "chapter": 12,
      "verse": 4,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/1-kings/12/#1-kings-12-4",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "political",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 11:29",
      "book": "Matthew",
      "chapter": 11,
      "verse": 29,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/matthew/11/#matthew-11-29",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "discipleship",
      "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/yoke/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/yoke/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 4,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G2218",
      "H5923"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "yoke",
        "itemName": "Yoke",
        "reference": "Deuteronomy 21:3",
        "localKjvReference": "Deuteronomy 21:3",
        "book": "Deuteronomy",
        "chapter": 21,
        "verse": 3,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/deuteronomy/21/#deuteronomy-21-3",
        "tokenText": "in the yoke",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H5923"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H5923"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H5923",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Yoke",
        "matchTermNormalized": "yoke",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H5923"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "yoke",
        "itemName": "Yoke",
        "reference": "1 Kings 12:4",
        "localKjvReference": "1 Kings 12:4",
        "book": "1 Kings",
        "chapter": 12,
        "verse": 4,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/1-kings/12/#1-kings-12-4",
        "tokenText": "our yoke",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H5923"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H5923"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H5923",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Yoke",
        "matchTermNormalized": "yoke",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H5923"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "yoke",
        "itemName": "Yoke",
        "reference": "1 Kings 12:4",
        "localKjvReference": "1 Kings 12:4",
        "book": "1 Kings",
        "chapter": 12,
        "verse": 4,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/1-kings/12/#1-kings-12-4",
        "tokenText": "yoke",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H5923"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H5923"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H5923",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Yoke",
        "matchTermNormalized": "yoke",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H5923"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "yoke",
        "itemName": "Yoke",
        "reference": "Matthew 11:29",
        "localKjvReference": "Matthew 11:29",
        "book": "Matthew",
        "chapter": 11,
        "verse": 29,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/matthew/11/#matthew-11-29",
        "tokenText": "yoke",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3588",
          "G2218"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G2218"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G2218",
        "morph": "robinson:T-ASM robinson:N-ASM",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "τον",
          "ζυγον"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "Yoke",
        "matchTermNormalized": "yoke",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G2218"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 46,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 40,
    "bookCount": 17,
    "strongs": [
      "G2218",
      "H5923"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "tighter lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 3,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 40,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 46,
    "bookCount": 17
  }
}