Lexicon
נַחֲרָה
na.cha.rah
H5170B
H:N-M Hebrew

snorting

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na.cha.rah denotes the sound made by horses as an approaching force is heard from Dan.

The term is attested for the audible sound of horses in an approaching force: Jeremiah 8:16 places the construct-form noun in the report that the horses are heard from Dan and that the land trembles.

Senses in use

  1. Horses' audible snorting · dominant

    In Jeremiah 8:16, the construct-form noun occurs in the clause concerning the horses heard from Dan, before the verse describes the sound of strong horses, the land's trembling, and an advancing force that devours the land. The APB renders the clause, “The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 8:16, the APB presents the sound as “The snorting of their horses,”.

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