Jeremiah 47:3

“at the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, at the rattling of his chariots, the rumbling of his wheels; the fathers do not turn back to their children for the slackness of their hands,”

Jeremiah 47:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 47:3, word by word

at the soundקּוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

Where else “kol” appears
of the stampingשַׁעֲטַתshaatat

stamping

Stamping, the noise of horses' hooves at a gallop.

Where else “shaatat” appears
of the hoofsפַּרְסוֹתparsot

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

Where else “parsot” appears
of his stallionsאַבִּירָיabiray

steed

A warhorse, strong and swift, of the kind that pull chariots.

Where else “abiray” appears
at the rattlingרַעַשׁraash

rumble

A loud noise, like of chariots.

Where else “raash” appears
of his chariotsרִכְבּrichb

chariot

War chariots.

Where else “richb” appears
the rumblingהֲמוֹןhamon

tumult

A loud sound of many people or much water.

Where else “hamon” appears
of his wheelsגַּלְגִּלָּיgalgilay

wheel

The round part that turns beneath a war chariot or a cart.

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the fathersאָבוֹתavot

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avot” appears
turn backהִפְנוּhifnu

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

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to their childrenבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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for the slacknessרִפְיוֹןrifyon

limpness

Limpness, lack of strength (of hands that drop).

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of their handsיָדָיִםyadayim

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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The context

2Thus says YHWH: Look, waters are rising from the north and will become an overflowing torrent; and they will overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it; and the people will cry out, and every inhabitant of the land will wail,

3 · This verse (above)

4because of the day that is coming to devastate all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon every survivor who helps; for YHWH is devastating the Philistines, the remnant of the island of Caphtor.

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