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The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. (KJV)

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מָגֵ֨ןma.Gen[the] shield of

Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043

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

Meaning: shield

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 1

גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּgi.bo.Rei.huwarriors his

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

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

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 2

מְאָדָּ֗םme.'a.Dam[is] dyed red

Lemma: אָדֹם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0119

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to redden

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0119; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 3

אַנְשֵׁי\־'an.shei-men of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 4

חַ֙יִל֙cha.yilstrength

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A

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

Meaning: strength: soldiers

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 5

מְתֻלָּעִ֔יםme.tu.la.'Im[are] clothed in scarlet

Lemma: תָּלַע (ta.la) · Strong's: H8529

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsmpa)

Meaning: to clothe in scarlet

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8529; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 6

בְּאֵשׁ\־be.'esh-[are] in fire of

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

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 Nahum 2:3 word 7

פְּלָד֥וֹתpe.la.Dotiron<s>

Lemma: פְּלָדָה (pe.la.dah) · Strong's: H6393

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

Meaning: iron

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6393; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 8

הָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotry

Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G

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

Meaning: chariot

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 9

בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 10

הֲכִינ֑וֹha.khi.Noprepares he

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to establish: prepare

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 11

וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖יםve.ha.be.ro.Shimand the cypresses

Lemma: בְּרוֹשׁ (be.rosh) · Strong's: H1265

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

Meaning: cypress

Used 20 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:34, 1 Kings 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1265; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 12

הָרְעָֽלוּ\׃ha.re.'A.luthey have been made to quiver

Lemma: רָעַל (ra.al) · Strong's: H7477

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVHp3cp)

Meaning: to quiver

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7477; TAHOT Nahum 2:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

The shields	→	מָגֵן H4043 shield
of his mighty men	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man
are red	→	אָדֹם H0119 to redden
the valiant warriors	→	H0376
. . .	→	חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers
are dressed in scarlet	→	תָּלַע H8529 to clothe in scarlet
The fittings	→	פְּלָדָה H6393 iron
of the chariots	→	רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot
flash like fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
on the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
they are prepared	→	כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare
and the spears of cypress	→	בְּרוֹשׁ H1265 cypress
have been brandished	→	רָעַל H7477 to quiver

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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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