Easton's Bible Dictionary First referred to in Genesis 45:6, where the Authorized Version has "earing," but the Revised Version "ploughing;" next in Exodus 34:21 and Deuteronomy 21:4. The plough was originally drawn by oxen, but sometimes also by asses and by men. (see AGRICULTURE.) Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n. & v.) See Plow. 2. (n.) A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow. 3. (n.) Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry. 4. (n.) A carucate of land; a plowland. 5. (n.) A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane. 6. (n.) An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. 7. (n.) Same as Charles's Wain. 8. (v. t.) To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field. 9. (v. t.) To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run through, as in sailing. 10. (v. t.) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5. 11. (n.) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc. 12. (v. i.) To labor with, or as with, a plow; to till or turn up the soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for anything.

Multi-Version Concordance Plough (11 Occurrences) Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. (KJV WEY BBE DBY YLT) Deuteronomy 22:10 Do not do your ploughing with an ox and an ass yoked together. (Root in BBE DBY) 1 Samuel 8:12 And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages. (Root in BBE DBY) Job 4:8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves. (Root in BBE DBY YLT) Job 39:10 Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you? (BBE) Psalms 141:7 Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough. (BBE) Proverbs 20:4 The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing. (Root in BBE DBY YLT) Isaiah 23:10 Let your land be worked with the plough, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer any harbour. (BBE) Isaiah 28:24 Is the ploughman for ever ploughing? does he not get the earth ready and broken up for the seed? (Root in BBE DBY YLT) Hosea 10:11 And Ephraim is a trained cow, taking pleasure in crushing the grain; but I have put a yoke on her fair neck; I will put a horseman on the back of Ephraim; Judah will be working the plough, Jacob will be turning up the earth. (BBE DBY YLT) Amos 6:12 Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant? (Root in BBE DBY YLT)