Bible Dictionary
SADDLE
A saddle is a riding seat placed on an animal. In biblical usage the related verb means to saddle or prepare a donkey or other beast for travel.
Definition
A saddle is a riding seat placed on an animal. In biblical usage the related verb means to prepare or saddle a donkey or other beast for travel, literally conveying the idea of binding or girding it.
Biblical Usage
The verb is used in accounts of Abraham, Balaam, and others saddling or preparing an animal for a journey.
Historical Background
The noun is connected with a Hebrew word meaning a riding seat; the verb is related to binding up or girding about.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sad'-'-l: As noun (merkabh, "a riding seat") the word occurs in Le 15:9 (margin "carriage"); ordinarily it is used as a verb (chabhash, literally, to "bind up" or "gird about"), to saddle an ass (Ge 22:3; Nu 22:21; Jud 19:10, etc.).</p>