Job 39:25 — Word Study
WLCבְּדֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר׀ יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃
BSAAtday the [blast of] the hornshôwphâr [sound, call, trumpet] he snortsʼâmar▸ [neighs, cries out] with fervorheʼâch [excitement, eagerness] He catches the scentrûwach▸ [smells, perceives, smell, aroma] of battlemilchâmâh [war, conflict] from afarrâchôwq [at a distance, far off] the shoutsraʻam [cries, thunder] of captainssar [rulers, leaders] and the cry of wartᵉrûwʻâh [shout, noise, battle, fighting]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בְּדֵ֤י | in [the] sufficiency of | Preposition, noun common masculine singular construct |
| שֹׁפָ֨ר׀ | a horn | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| יֹ֘אמַ֤ר | it says | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine singular |
| הֶאָ֗ח | aha! | Particle |
| וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק | and from a distance | Conjunction, preposition |
| יָרִ֣יחַ | it smells | Verb, Hiphil, imperfect third person masculine singular |
| מִלְחָמָ֑ה | battle | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| רַ֥עַם | [the] thunder of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| שָׂ֝רִים | commanders | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| וּתְרוּעָֽה׃ | and [the] battle-cry | Conjunction, noun common feminine singular absolute |
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| BSB | At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war. |
| KJV | He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
| ASV | As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
| YLT | Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting. |
| WEB | As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
| BBE | When it comes to his ears he says, Aha! He is smelling the fight from far off, and hearing the thunder of the captains, and the war-cries. |
Where they part company is in the rendering of the phrase describing the sound of the horn.
The structure features a main clause followed by several phrases that elaborate on the horse's actions and perceptions.
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Deep Study — Job 39:25
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Context — The Instincts of Animalsgenerated
Job 39:25 illustrates the horse's instinctive response to the sound of a trumpet, indicating its readiness for battle. This verse is part of a section where God speaks to Job about the natural world, emphasizing the unique instincts and abilities of various animals. The surrounding verses highlight the horse's excitement and awareness of the impending conflict, showcasing its natural instincts as a creature of war.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 70:3 | May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame. |
| 2 | Ezekiel 26:2 | “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’ |
| 3 | Ezekiel 36:2 | This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’ |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יָרִ֣יחַ, ya.Ri.achgenerated
The verb יָרִיחַ (ya.Ri.ach) means 'to smell' or 'to perceive an odor.' It describes the horse's ability to detect the scent of battle from a distance, illustrating its acute sense of smell. The parsing indicates it is in the Hiphil form, which often conveys a causative action, suggesting the horse is actively engaging with its environment.
This word captures the essence of how animals interact with their surroundings, particularly in the context of danger or excitement. The horse's reaction to the scent of battle signifies its readiness and instinctual response to the call of war.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the meaning of יָרִיחַ as 'it smells' or 'it perceives.' All versions, including the BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE, convey the horse's ability to detect the scent of battle.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb יֹ֘אמַ֤ר (yo.Mar) governs the main action of the verse, with a series of phrases detailing the horse's response. The structure emphasizes the horse's instinctive reaction to the trumpet sound and its awareness of the battle.
The clause structure includes the main verb followed by a prepositional phrase that describes the source of the sound and a noun phrase that indicates what the horse perceives. This arrangement highlights the immediacy of the horse's reaction.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates שֹׁפָ֨ר as σημαινούσης, indicating a clear sound or signal. This choice aligns with the Hebrew meaning of a trumpet, emphasizing the importance of the sound in alerting the horse.
The Greek word for 'to smell' is not directly mirrored in the Septuagint, which suggests a focus on the auditory aspects of the scene rather than the olfactory.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 39:25 describes how a horse reacts to the sound of a trumpet, snorting with excitement as it senses the distant battle. The horse is aware of the shouts of its leaders and the chaos of war, illustrating its natural instincts.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The horse's reaction indicates its instinctual readiness for battle, showcasing its acute senses and ability to perceive danger from afar.
The trumpet sound serves as a signal that triggers the horse's excitement and awareness of the impending conflict, emphasizing the connection between sound and instinct.
This verse highlights the unique abilities of animals, showcasing God's creation and the instinctual behaviors that exist within the natural world.
The horse's response teaches us about the importance of being aware of our surroundings and responding to the signals that indicate danger or opportunity.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How do I respond to signals in my life that indicate change or challenge?
- What can I learn from the instinctual behaviors of animals in the natural world?
- In what ways can I cultivate a heightened awareness of my surroundings?
- How can I prepare myself for challenges, much like the horse prepares for battle?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The early Church Fathers, such as Gregory the Dialogist, reference this verse to discuss the horse's reaction to the trumpet, drawing moral lessons from its instinctual behavior.
When he heareth the trumpet, he saith, Vah. He smelleth the battle afar off, the exhortation of the captains, and the howling of the army. 69.Early Church Fathers on Job 39 →
When he heareth the trumpet, he saith, Vah. He smelleth the battle afar off, the exhortation of the captains, and the howling of the army. [MORAL INTERPRETATION] 84.Early Church Fathers on Job 39 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 39:25 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHe saith among the trumpets, ha, ha,.... As pleased with the sound of them, rejoicing thereat, and which he signifies by neighing; and he smelleth the battle afar off; which respects not so much the
Read John Gill on Job 39 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryHe saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. Saith - poetically applied to his mettlesome neighing, whereby he shows his love of the battle.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 39 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleHa, ha; an expression of joy and alacrity, declared by his proud neighings; whereby he doth in some sort answer the sound of the trumpets, in way of scorn and challenge. He smelleth, i.e. he perceiveth, as this phrase is used, . Afar off; at some distance, either of place, or rather of time, as the word is most frequently used. He perceives by the motion of the soldiers, and the clattering of the arms, that the battle is at hand, which is very welcome to him. The thunder of the captains; by which he understands, either the military orations which the captains make and deliver with a loud voice to animate their soldiers to the battle; or rather the loud and joyful clamour begun by the…
Read Matthew Poole on Job 39 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 39:25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.Ver. 25. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha] Or, Euge. A note of rejoicing, which he seemeth to utter in his language: these are poetic terms. He smelleth out the battle afar off] He knows that the onset is about to be given. Pliny writeth, That horses will perceive beforehand the very time of the fight, if it be but By the thunder of the captains, and the shouting] The captains’ adhortations and the soldiers’ acclamations, &c. The Hebrew word signifieth the noise either of joy or sorrow: both are commonly heard in battles. "For every battle of the warrior is…
Read John Trapp on Job 39 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) He saith among the trumpets—Literally, when there are plenty of trumpets: 1 e., as often as the trumpet soundeth.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Job 39 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 25. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha] The original is peculiarly emphatical: האח Heach! a strong, partly nasal, partly guttural sound, exactly resembling the first note which the horse emits in neighing. The strong, guttural sounds in this hemistich are exceedingly expressive: האח ומרחוק יריח מלחמה Heach! umerachok yariach milchamah; "Heach, for from afar he scenteth the battle." The reader will perceive that Mr. Good has given a very different meaning to Job 39:20 from that in the present text, Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? by translating the Hebrew thus: - "Hast thou given him to launch forth as an arrow?" The word ארבה arbeh, which we translate locust or…
Read AdamClarke on Job 39 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges25. he saith among the trumpets] Rather, as oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Ha, ha! The “thunder” of the captains is the roar of command; and the “shouting” is the battle-cry of the soldiery. Has Job created this wonder of beauty and fierceness and endowed him with his extraordinary qualities, which make him mingle in the conflicts of men with a fury and lust of battle greater even than their own?
Read Cambridge on Job 39 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleHe saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha - That is,” When the trumpet sounds, his voice is heard “as if” he said, Aha - or said that he heard the sound calling him to the battle.” The reference is to the
Read Albert Barnes on Job 39 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
At the sound of the trumpet, it says, ‘Aha!’ And from a distance it catches the scent of battle, the thunderous shouting of commanders, and the battle cries.
Tyndale line
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
He mocketh at feare, and is not afraid, and turneth not backe from the sworde,
Strictly literal
At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
Among the horns he says, Aha, || And from afar he smells battle, || Roaring of princes and shouting.
Midst the sound of the cornet he uttereth his joyful neigh; and from afar he perceiveth the battle, the loud call of the captains, and the battle-cry.—
Whenever the trumpet sounds, he says, 'Aha!' He smells the battle from far away— the thunderous shouts of the commanders and the outcries.
From the Latin
When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
Simplified
Whenever the trumpet calls, it is ready; he senses the sound of battle from far away, he hears the commanders shouting.
When it comes to his ears he says, Aha! He is smelling the fight from far off, and hearing the thunder of the captains, and the war-cries.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree on the wording of Job 39:25, with 9 of the 10 words matched. The Septuagint's word order and articles differ, but the essential content remains consistent.
בְּדֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר׀ יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃
9 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 39:25
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
דַּי (day) means 'sufficiency' or 'enough.' It appears only three times in the Old Testament and is often used with prepositions to express concepts like 'according to' or 'out of the abundance of.' The entries indicate its use as both a noun and adverb, but do not provide a clear derivation.
דַּי subst. sufficiency, enough
absol. thrice only
Combined with בְּ, כְּ, and esp. מִן
בְּדֵי
כְּדֵי according to the sufficiency, or abundance, of
מִדֵי out of the abundance of, hence as often as
base
H1767 דַּי sufficiency, enough . absol. thrice only
. Combined with בְּ, כְּ, and esp. מִן . בְּדֵי
. כְּדֵי according to the sufficiency, or abundance, of
. מִדֵי out of the abundance of, hence as often as
1767 day dahee
of uncertain derivation; enough (as noun or adverb), used
chiefly with preposition in phrases:--able, according to,
after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from,
in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.
דַּי (day) — sufficiency.
1) sufficiency, enough
1a) enough
1b) for, according to the abundance of, out of the abundance of, as often as
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular constructHR/Ncmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
שֹׁפָר (sho-far) refers to a horn or trumpet, specifically one used for blowing. It is derived from a root meaning to incise and is associated with producing a clear sound. The term encompasses both a cornet and a ram's horn, as noted in various lexicons.
שֹׁפָר, שׁוֹפָר 72 n.m. horn, for blowing
base
H7782 שֹׁפָר, שׁוֹפָר horn, for blowing
7782 showphar sho-far'
or shophar {sho-far'}; from 8231 in the original sense of
incising; a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved
horn:--cornet, trumpet.
see HEBREW for 08231
שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) — trumpet.
horn, ram's horn
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
horn (Hebrew and Aramaic qeren; keras; for the "ram's horn" (yobhel) of Jos 6 see MUSIC, and for the "inkhorn" of Eze 9 (qeceth) see separate article):
(1) Qeren and keras represent the English "horn" exactly, whether on the animal (Ge 22:13), or used for musical purposes (Jos 6:5; 1Ch 25:5), or for containing a liquid (1Sa 16:1,13; 1Ki 1:39), but in Eze 27:15 the horns of ivory are of course tusks and the "horns" of ebony are small (pointed?) logs. Consequently most of the usages require no explanation.
Horn
Trumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh. 6:4,5).
Flasks or vessels were made of horn (1 Sam. 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39).
But the word is used also metaphorically to denote the projecting corners of the altar of burnt offerings (Ex. 27:2) and of incense (30:2). The horns of the altar of burnt offerings were to be smeared with the blood of the slain bullock (29:12; Lev. 4:7-18). The criminal, when his crime was accidental, found an asylum by laying hold of the horns of the altar (1 Kings 1:50; 2:28).
The word "horn" is often used metaphorically to signify strength and honor, because horns are the chief weapons and ornaments of the animals which possess them; hence they are also used as a type of victory. Of strength the horn of the unicorn was the most frequent representative, (33:17) etc., but not always; comp. (1 Kings 22:11) where probably horns of iron, worn defiantly and symbolically on the head, are intended. Among the Druses upon Mount Lebanon the married women wear silver horns on their heads. In the sense of honor, the word horn stands for the abstract "my horn," (Job 16:16) "all the horn of Israel," (1 Samuel 2:3) and so for the supreme authority. It also stands for the concrete , whence it comes to mean king…
Of animals were used as drinking vessels, and to hold ointments, perfumes, etc., 1Sa 16:1 1Ki 1:39. The "horns of the altar" were its four corners and elevation on them, Ex 27:2 30:2. See ALTAR.
The principal defense and ornament of many beasts are in their horns; and hence the horn is often a symbol of strength, honor, and dominion. The Lord exalted the horn of David, and of his people; he breaketh the horn of salvation, and of defiling the horn in the dust, De 33:17 1Sa 2:1,10 Job 16:15 Ps 75:10
אָמַר (amar) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to say' or 'to utter,' with a broad range of uses including to promise, command, or even boast. It appears in various forms, such as in the Qal (to say), Niphal (to be told), and Hiphil (to avow). The entries highlight its versatility in both spoken and internal contexts, though no specific verse is noted.
אָמַר 5287 vb. utter, say
Qal
Say
Say in the heart (= think)
Promise
Command (esp. late)
Niph. be said, told
Hiph. avow, avouch (lit. cause to declare)
Hithp. act proudly, boast
base
H559 אָמַר utter, say .. Say
. Say in the heart (= think)
. Promise
. Command (esp. late)
. be said, told
. avow, avouch (lit. cause to declare)
. act proudly, boast
559 'amar aw-mar'
a primitive root; to say (used with great
latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call,
certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment),
commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X
expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise,
publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X
suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech),
utter, X verily, X yet.
אָמַר (a.mar) — to say.
1) to say, speak, utter
1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singularHVqi3ms
הֶאָח (heach) is an interjection used to express joy, akin to saying 'Aha!'. It is derived from two roots, though the specific meanings of those roots are not detailed in the entries. The word captures a moment of excitement or realization.
הֶאָח interj. (onomatop.) expressing joy, Aha!
base
H1889 הֶאָח (onomatop.) expressing joy, Aha!
1889 heach heh-awkh'
from 1887 and 253; aha!:--ah, aha, ha.
see HEBREW for 01887
see HEBREW for 0253
הֶאָח (he.ach) — Aha!.
aha!
Part — ParticleHTj
רָחֹק (rachowq) means distant or far, and can refer to both physical distance and time. It can also denote a sense of remoteness or preciousness. The word can be used adverbially and is associated with the concept of distance in various contexts, including distant lands or times.
רָחֹק, רָחוֹק adj. distant, far, et n.m. distance
base
H7350 רָחֹק, רָחוֹק distant, far, distance
7350 rachowq raw-khoke'
or rachoq {raw-khoke'}; from 7368; remote, literally or
figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often
used adverbially (with preposition):--(a-)far (abroad, off),
long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
see HEBREW for 07368
רָחֹק (ra.choq) — distant.
adj
1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones
1a) of distance, time
n m
2) distance
2a) from a distance (with prep)
Aramaic equivalent: ra.chiq (רְחִיק "far" H7352)
Conj | Prep | Adj — Conjunction · prepositionHC/R/Aamsa
רִיחַ (ruach) is a verb meaning to smell or perceive an odor. It can also imply acceptance or enjoyment, particularly in metaphorical contexts. The entries suggest it may derive from a root meaning to blow or breathe, though its primary use is related to the sense of smell.
[רִיחַ] vb. denom. Hiph.(?), smell, perceive odour
base
H7306 [רִיחַ] vb. denom. Hiph.(?), smell, perceive odour
7306 ruwach roo'-akh
a primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only
(literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive
(figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy):--accept, smell, X
touch, make of quick understanding.
רִיחַ (ru.ach) — to smell.
1) (Hiphil) to smell, scent, perceive odour, accept
1a) of horse
1b) of delight (metaph)
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person masculine singularHVhi3ms
מִלְחָמָה (milchamah) means 'battle' or 'war.' It is derived from the root word for fighting and encompasses both specific engagements and the broader concept of warfare. The entries consistently define it in this way, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
מִלְחָמָה 319 n.f. battle, war
base
H4421 מִלְחָמָה battle, war
4421 milchamah mil-khaw-maw'
from 3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the
engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare):--battle,
fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
see HEBREW for 03898
מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) — battle.
battle, war
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
See WAR.
רַ֫עַם (ra`am) means 'thunder' and is derived from the root word for a peal of thunder. The entries consistently define it as a masculine noun referring specifically to thunder, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
רַ֫עַם n.[m.] thunder
base
H7482 רַ֫עַם thunder
7482 ra`am rah'am
from 7481; a peal of thunder:--thunder.
see HEBREW for 07481
רַ֫עַם (ra.am) — thunder.
thunder
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
שַׂר (sar) refers to a leader or ruler, encompassing a range of meanings from prince and chief to official and captain. It denotes various ranks, including military commanders and religious leaders, and can also imply a noble or merchant of high status. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to rule'.
שַׂר 420 n.m. chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
base
H8269 שַׂר chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
8269 sar sar
from 8323; a head person (of any rank or class):--captain
(that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper,
lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
see HEBREW for 08323
שַׂר (sar) — ruler.
1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain
1a) chieftain, leader
1b) vassal, noble, official (under king)
1c) captain, general, commander (military)
1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
1e) heads, princes (of religious office)
1f) elders (of representative leaders of people)
1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
1h) patron-angel
1i) Ruler of rulers (of God)
1j) warden
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
תְּרוּעָה (teru'ah) refers to a shout or blast, encompassing a range of meanings from alarm and battle cries to expressions of joy. It is derived from the root meaning to make a loud noise, and is associated with both war signals and joyful proclamations. The entries highlight its use in contexts of both alarm and celebration.
תְּרוּעָה n.f. shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
base
H8643 תְּרוּעָה shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
8643 truw`ah ter-oo-aw'
from 7321; clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry;
especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum:--alarm, blow(-
ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing,
shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).
see HEBREW for 07321
תְּרוּעָה (te.ru.ah) — shout.
1) alarm, signal, sound of tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or joy
1a) alarm of war, war-cry, battle-cry
1b) blast (for march)
1c) shout of joy (with religious impulse)
1d) shout of joy (in general)
Conj | N-fs — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absoluteHC/Ncfsa