עֲבֹות

עֲבֹותm. (b. h.; preced.) chain, rope for fastening the yoke of the animal to the plough (Maim.); (the pole tied to the yoke by means of a knotted rope (R. S.)). Kel. XXI, 2. Sifra Shmini, Par. 6, ch. VIII.Snh.99b (ref. to Is. 5:18) בתחלה … לע׳ העגלה at first the evil inclination resembles a thread of cobweb, and at the end it is like a wagon rope; Yalk. Gen. 129.Pl. עֲבֹותֹות. Succ.52a; Yalk. Is. 270 (not עבותי׳).V. עָבִית.