The soundקוֹלof the whip,שׁוֹטand the soundוְקוֹלof the rumbleרַעַשׁof the wheel,אוֹפָןand gallopingדֹּהֵרhorse,וְסוּסand boundingמְרַקֵּדָהchariot;וּמֶרְכָּבָה
Nahum 3:2
Study it in the app“The sound of the whip, and the sound of the rumble of the wheel, and galloping horse, and bounding chariot;”
With the Hebrew beneath
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,