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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Hitch</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/h/hitch.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/1_samuel/6-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/h/hitch.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Hitch</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/h/hit.htm" title="Hit">◄</a> Hitch <a href="/topical/h/hitched.htm" title="Hitched">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the context of biblical terminology, the word "hitch" does not appear directly in the Scriptures. However, the concept of hitching, particularly in relation to animals and transportation, can be inferred from various passages that describe the use of animals for labor and travel in ancient times.<br><br><b>Biblical Context</b><br><br>The practice of hitching animals, such as oxen or donkeys, to carts or plows is a common theme in the agricultural and pastoral life depicted in the Bible. This practice was essential for transportation and farming, reflecting the agrarian society of the biblical world.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, the use of animals for plowing and transportation is frequently mentioned. For example, in <a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7</a>, the Philistines are instructed to prepare a new cart and hitch two milk cows to it to return the Ark of the Covenant to Israel: "Now then, get a new cart ready, with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up."<br><br>The concept of yoking, which is closely related to hitching, is also significant. In <a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Deuteronomy 22:10</a>, the Israelites are given a command regarding the proper use of animals: "Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together." This command underscores the importance of balance and harmony in labor, as mismatched animals would not work effectively together.<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>While the New Testament does not explicitly mention hitching animals, the imagery of yoking is used metaphorically by Jesus. In <a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29-30</a>, Jesus invites His followers to take His yoke upon them: "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Here, the yoke symbolizes discipleship and the guidance of Christ, offering a spiritual rest and ease compared to the burdens of the world.<br><br><b>Symbolic and Theological Implications</b><br><br>The act of hitching or yoking animals in the Bible often carries deeper symbolic meanings. It represents partnership, cooperation, and the sharing of burdens. In a spiritual sense, being yoked with Christ implies a life of obedience, learning, and walking in step with His teachings.<br><br>The biblical principle of not being unequally yoked, as mentioned in <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>, extends this metaphor to human relationships, particularly in the context of marriage and partnerships: "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?" This passage emphasizes the importance of spiritual compatibility and shared values in relationships.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Insights</b><br><br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, hitching animals was a practical necessity for daily life. The use of animals for plowing fields, transporting goods, and traveling long distances was integral to the economy and survival of communities. The biblical references to hitching and yoking reflect this cultural backdrop and provide insights into the daily lives of the people during biblical times.<br><br>Overall, while the specific term "hitch" is not found in the Bible, the related practices and their symbolic meanings are woven throughout the biblical narrative, offering lessons on cooperation, balance, and spiritual alignment with God's will.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.<p>4. (<I>v. t.</I>) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter.<p>5. (<I>v. t.</I>) To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.<p>8. (<I>n.</I>) A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.<p>9. (<I>n.</I>) A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.<p>10. (<I>n.</I>) A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.<p>11. (<I>n.</I>) A small dislocation of a bed or vein.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/631.htm"><span class="l">631. asar -- to tie, bind, imprison</span></a><br><b>...</b> tightly (1), bind you fast (1), binds (3), bound (28), captivated (1), captured<br> (1), confined (4), get ready (1), girded (1), harness (1), <b>hitch</b> (1), hitched (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/631.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_34_1888/no_compromise.htm"><span class="l">No Compromise</span></a> <br><b>...</b> During his converse with his master he mentioned one little point about which there<br> might be a <b>hitch</b>; and his master soon removed the difficulty from his mind. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/no compromise.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/october_the_fourth_creator_and.htm"><span class="l">October the Fourth Creator and Creature</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I can engage the forces of the universe to help me on my journey. Emerson counselled<br> us to <b>hitch</b> our wagon to a star. <b>...</b> We can <b>hitch</b> it to the Maker of the star! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/october the fourth creator and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/moodys_stories/topical_index.htm"><span class="l">Topical Index</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Giving, 23, 35 Grace, 20. Habit, 83 Heaven, 14, 62, 87 "<b>Hitch</b> on" and "Cut behind,"<br> 104 Holy Spirit, 20, 35, 75 Home Religion, 76, 85 Honey-dew, 37. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys stories/topical index.htm</font><p><a href="/library/alexander/the_boy_and_the_sunday_school/foreword.htm"><span class="l">Foreword</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Quite a little, also, has been written about the Sunday school, and a few attempts<br> have been made to <b>hitch</b> the boy of the teen years and the Sunday school <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/alexander/the boy and the sunday school/foreword.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chidley/fifty-two_story_talks_to_boys_and_girls/the_bramble-bush_king.htm"><span class="l">The Bramble-Bush King</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Some horses go well enough alone, but when you <b>hitch</b> them with another horse they<br> crowd, or bite, or kick it. They cannot "go double," as we say. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/the bramble-bush king.htm</font><p><a href="/library/carpenter/the_angel_adjutant_of_twice_born_men/iv_early_battles.htm"><span class="l">Early Battles</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When on our feet again, I started off at once and got through without any <b>hitch</b><br> or word of dissent, finishing up most successfully. Praise God for this! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/iv early battles.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cable/the_fulfilment_of_a_dream_of_pastor_hsis/chapter_xi_the_great_furnace.htm"><span class="l">The Great Furnace for a Great Soul</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Various suitors presented themselves, but in most cases there was some <b>hitch</b><br> which prevented the engagement from being finally settled. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xi the great furnace.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_19_one_day_when.htm"><span class="l">One Day when Old Diamond was Standing with his Nose in his Bag <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> "O' course she do. Don't she just! But I make believe and drop it in my lap, and<br> then <b>hitch</b> it into my pocket.". "What would she do if she found you out?". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 19 one day when.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chapman/and_judas_iscariot/a_startling_statement.htm"><span class="l">A Startling Statement</span></a> <br><b>...</b> hold. Tossing aside his cap, overcoat and jacket, he bade the seamen take<br> a bowline <b>hitch</b> around his body and lower him away. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/chapman/and judas iscariot/a startling statement.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hutton/history_of_the_moravian_church/chapter_iii_the_founding_of.htm"><span class="l">The Founding of Herrnhut, 1722-1727.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The whole village was stirred; the Church was enlarged; and the Count himself was<br> so in earnest that if the slightest <b>hitch</b> occurred in a service he would <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter iii the founding of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/hitch.htm"><span class="l"><b>Hitch</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> interfere. 4. (vt) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make<br> fast, unite, or yoke; as, to <b>hitch</b> a horse, or a halter. 5 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hitch.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hit.htm"><span class="l">Hit (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hit.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hitched.htm"><span class="l">Hitched (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of <b>Hitch</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Hitched (2 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 6:10 The men did so, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hitched.htm - 7k</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/fervent-prayer.html">What is fervent prayer (James 5:16)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/hitch.htm">Hitch: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Hitch (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7</a></span><br />"Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm">1 Kings 18:44</a></span><br />It happened at the seventh time, that he said, "Behold, a small cloud, like a man's hand, is rising out of the sea." He said, "Go up, tell Ahab,'Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn't stop you.'"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/hitch.htm">Hitch</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hitch.htm">Hitch (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/drawer.htm">Drawer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/plow.htm">Plow (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/water.htm">Water (4571 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hither.htm">Hither (84 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/h/hit.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hit"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hit" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/h/hitched.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hitched"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hitched" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>