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With the firstבַּ הָרִאשֹׁנָהchariot,מֶּרְכָּבָהredאֲדֻמִּיםhorses;סוּסִיםand with the secondוּבַ הַשֵּׁנִיתchariot,מֶּרְכָּבָהblackשְׁחֹרִיםhorses;סוּסִים
Zechariah 6:2
Study it in the app“With the first chariot, red horses; and with the second chariot, black horses;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 6:2, word by word
- With the firstרִאשֹׁנָהrishona
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishona” appears- chariotמֶּרְכָּבָהmerkava
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “merkava” appears- redאֲדֻמִּיםadumim
red
Red, reddish.
Where else “adumim” appears- horsesסוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears- and with the secondשֵּׁנִיתshenit
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appears- blackשְׁחֹרִיםshechorim
black
Black, dark.
Where else “shechorim” appears
The context
1And again I lifted up my eyes and saw, and look, four chariots coming out from between the two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
2 · This verse (above)
3and with the third chariot, white horses; and with the fourth chariot, dappled, strong horses.