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Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. (KJV)

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כְּק֣וֹלke.Kollike [the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 1

מַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.Votchariots

Lemma: מֶרְכָּבָה (mer.ka.vah) · Strong's: H4818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: chariot

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 46:29, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 15:4, Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4818; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 2

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 3

רָאשֵׁ֤יra.Shei[the] tops of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 4

הֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.Rimthe mountains

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 5

יְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.Dunthey leap !

Lemma: רָקַד (ra.qad) · Strong's: H7540

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to skip about

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 15:29, Job 21:11, Psalms 29:6, Psalms 114:4, Psalms 114:6, Ecclesiastes 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7540; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 6

כְּקוֹל֙ke.kOllike [the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 7

לַ֣הַבLa.hava flame of

Lemma: לַ֫הַב (la.hav) · Strong's: H3851

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: flame

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 3:22, Judges 13:20, Job 39:23, Job 41:21, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3851; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 8

אֵ֔שׁ'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 9

אֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.Lahconsuming

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 10

קָ֑שׁKashstubble

Lemma: קַשׁ (qash) · Strong's: H7179

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: stubble

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 5:12, Exodus 15:7, Job 13:25, Job 41:28, Job 41:29, Psalms 83:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7179; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 11

כְּעַ֣םke.'Amlike a people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people: soldiers

Used 77 times. Also: Exodus 14:6, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 20:1, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971K; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 12

עָצ֔וּם'a.Tzummighty

Lemma: עָצוּם (a.tsum) · Strong's: H6099

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: mighty

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 18:18, Exodus 1:9, Numbers 14:12, Numbers 22:6, Numbers 32:1, Deuteronomy 4:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6099; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 13

עֱר֖וּךְ'e.Rukhdeployed of

Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqsmsc)

Meaning: to arrange

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 14

מִלְחָמָֽה\׃mil.cha.Mahbattle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Joel 2:5 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

With a sound like	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
that of chariots	→	מֶרְכָּבָה H4818 chariot
they bound	→	רָקַד H7540 to skip about
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the mountaintops	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
like the crackling	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
of fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
. . .	→	לַ֫הַב H3851 flame
consuming	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
stubble	→	קַשׁ H7179 stubble
like a mighty	→	עָצוּם H6099 mighty
army	→	עַם H5971K people: soldiers
deployed	→	עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange
for battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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