Nahum

Nahum 3:2–3

²The crack of the whip,

the rumble of the wheel,

galloping horse

and bounding chariot!

³Charging horseman,

flashing sword,

shining spear;

heaps of slain,

mounds of corpses,

dead bodies without end—

they stumble over their dead—

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Nahum 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The crack	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the whip	שׁ֔וֹט	šō·wṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H7752 scourge, whip
the rumble	וְק֖וֹל	wə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the wheel	אוֹפָ֑ן	’ō·w·p̄ān	Noun - masculine singular	H212 wheel
galloping	דֹּהֵ֔ר	dō·hêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1725 rush, dash
horse	וְס֣וּס	wə·sūs	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
and bounding	מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃	mə·raq·qê·ḏāh	Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H7540 skip about
chariot	וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה	ū·mer·kā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4818 chariot

Nahum 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Charging	מַעֲלֶ֗ה	ma·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
horseman	פָּרָ֣שׁ	pā·rāš	Noun - masculine singular	H6571 horse, steed
flashing	וְלַ֤הַב	wə·la·haḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3851 flame, blade
sword	חֶ֙רֶב֙	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
shining	וּבְרַ֣ק	ū·ḇə·raq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1300 lightning
spear	חֲנִ֔ית	ḥă·nîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
heaps	וְרֹ֥ב	wə·rōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of slain	חָלָ֖ל	ḥā·lāl	Noun - masculine singular	H2491 pierced
mounds	וְכֹ֣בֶד	wə·ḵō·ḇeḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3514 heaviness
of corpses	פָּ֑גֶר	pā·ḡer	Noun - masculine singular	H6297 corpse, carcass
dead bodies	לַגְּוִיָּ֔ה	lag·gə·wî·yāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1472 body, corpse
without	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
end	קֵ֙צֶה֙	qê·ṣeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7097 end, extremity
they stumble	יִכְשְׁלוּ	yiḵ·šə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
over their dead	בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃	biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1472 body, corpse

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Nahum 3:2 Jeremiah 47:3 · Nahum 2:3–4 · Job 39:22–25 · Judges 5:22

Nahum 3:3 Ezekiel 39:4 · Habakkuk 3:11 · Isaiah 34:3 · Isaiah 37:36 · Genesis 3:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.