Lexicon
שָׂרֹק
sa.ruq
H8320
H:N-M Hebrew

sorrel

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sa.ruq describes the sorrel-colored horses seen behind the rider in Zechariah’s night vision.

The attested use describes horses distinguished by a sorrel color within the vision of Zechariah 1:8.

Senses in use

  1. Sorrel-colored horses · dominant

    In Zechariah 1:8, the masculine plural form modifies the horses behind the rider; the APB renders the scene with “red, sorrel, and white horses behind him.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Zechariah 1:8, the APB presents the term within the sequence “red, sorrel, and white horses”; This identifies its contribution only at the clause level.

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