Nahum 3:2

“The sound of the whip, and the sound of the rumble of the wheel, and galloping horse, and bounding chariot;”

Nahum 3:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nahum 3:2, word by word

The soundקוֹלkol

sound

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

Where else “kol” appears
of the whipשׁוֹטshot

whip, scourge

Whip, scourge: a lash for striking animals or people. It is also used as an image of a punishment.

Where else “shot” appears
of the rumbleרַעַשׁraash

rumble

A loud noise, like of chariots.

Where else “raash” appears
of the wheelאוֹפָןofan

wheel

Wheel.

Where else “ofan” appears
and gallopingדֹּהֵרdoher

gallop

To gallop, the rapid and jolting pace of a war horse.

Where else “doher” appears
horseסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

Where else “sus” appears
and boundingמְרַקֵּדָהmerakeda

dance, leap

To leap: to jump, to skip, often for joy.

Where else “merakeda” appears
chariotמֶרְכָּבָהmerkava

chariot

Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.

Where else “merkava” appears

The context

1Woe to the city of blood! All of it is full of lies and plunder; the prey does not depart.

2 · This verse (above)

3horseman charging, and flame of sword, and lightning of spear, and a multitude of the pierced, and a mass of corpses, and there is no end to the bodies; they stumble over their bodies,

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