#ox goad

Pricked in the heart – Ox goads, homes, and kicking contests

In Hebrew, the word “Leb” (pron. Labe) consists of a Lamed and Bet character (לֵב) (shown right to left in modern Hebrew, the post image showing ancient Hebrew). The ancient language symbol for the Lamed is an ox goad (or also a shepherd staff). Bet’s symbol is a house. This is significant. The word is used 593 times in the Old Testament. Most often it is translated as heart (508 times), then a…