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Nahum 2

Nah. 2:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The chariots
rekeb (Hebrew #7393)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
KJV usage: chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Pronounce: reh'-keb
Origin: from 7392
shall rage
halal (Hebrew #1984)
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Pronounce: haw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
in the streets
chuwts (Hebrew #2351)
(both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
KJV usage: abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
Pronounce: khoots
Origin: or (shortened) chuts {khoots}
, they shall justle one against another
shaqaq (Hebrew #8264)
to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily
KJV usage: have appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro).
Pronounce: shaw-kak'
Origin: a primitive root
in the broad ways
rchob (Hebrew #7339)
from 7337; a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
KJV usage: broad place (way), street. See also 1050.
Pronounce: rekh-obe'
Origin: or rchowb {rekh-obe'}
: βthey shall seem
mar'eh (Hebrew #4758)
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
KJV usage: X apparently, appearance(-reth), X as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
Pronounce: mar-eh'
Origin: from 7200
like torches
lappiyd (Hebrew #3940)
from an unused root probably meaning to shine; a flambeau, lamp or flame
KJV usage: (fire-)brand, (burning) lamp, lightning, torch.
Pronounce: lap-peed'
Origin: or lappid {lap-peed'}
, they shall run
ruwts (Hebrew #7323)
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
KJV usage: break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
Pronounce: roots
Origin: a primitive root
like the lightnings
baraq (Hebrew #1300)
lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword
KJV usage: bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.
Pronounce: baw-rawk'
Origin: from 1299
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their show.

Cross References

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chariots.
Nah. 3:2‑3• 2The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
 3The horsemen lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses. (Nah. 3:2‑3)
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Isa. 37:24• 24By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the recesses of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, its choice cypresses: and I will enter into the height of its border, the forest of its fruitful field. (Isa. 37:24)
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Isa. 66:15• 15For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. (Isa. 66:15)
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Jer. 4:13• 13Behold he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are spoiled. (Jer. 4:13)
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Ezek. 26:10• 10By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. (Ezek. 26:10)
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Dan. 11:40• 40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. (Dan. 11:40)
they shall seem.
Heb. their show.

J. N. Darby Translation

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The chariots rush madly in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like lightnings.

W. Kelly Translation

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The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.