Hook

1. Hebrew: hah, a “ring” inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isa. 37:28-29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4).

   “The Orientals make use of this contrivance for curbing their work-beasts… When a beast becomes unruly they have only to draw the cord on one side, which, by stopping his breath, punishes him so effectually that after a few repetitions he fails not to become quite tractable whenever he begins to feel it” (Michaelis).

   So God's agents are never beyond his control.

2. Hakkah, a fish “hook” (Job 41:2, Hebrew Text, 40:25; Isa. 19:8; Hab. 1:15).

3. Vav, a “peg” on which the curtains of the tabernacle were hung (Ex. 26:32).

4. Tsinnah, a fish-hooks (Amos 4:2).

5. Mazleg, flesh-hooks (1 Sam. 2:13-14), a kind of fork with three teeth for turning the sacrifices on the fire, etc.

6. Mazmeroth, pruning-hooks (Isa. 2:4; Joel 3:10).

7. 'Agmon (Job 41:2, Hebrew Text 40:26), incorrectly rendered in the Authorized Version. Properly a rush-rope for binding animals, as in Revised Version margin.