Nahum 3:3
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:”
חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
פָּרָשׁ
a horseman
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פָּרָשׁ
a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
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עָלָה
bringing up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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פֶּגֶר
corpses
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פֶּגֶר
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
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חָלָל
the slain
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חָלָל
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
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חֲנִית
a spear
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חֲנִית
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
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קָצֶה
is an end
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קָצֶה
an extremity
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