מוֹטָה (môṭâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning pole. It appears
12 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4133).
Also rendered
yoke
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1158b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1158b)pole, bar; bow, yoke; bands, heavy, staves
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מוֹטָהnoun, feminine: pole, bar
pole, bar of yoke, mostly late
Strong's H4133מוֹטָה: a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke (either literal or figurative) KJV:bands, heavy, staves, yoke.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1158: מוֹטmôṭ — totter, shake, slip; be shaken, moved, overthrown; dislodge, let fall, drop; be greatly shaken; waver, fall; be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, be ready, slide