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Nahum 2:4 - Chariots

Nahum 2:4 - The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
The chariots	H7393	רֶכֶב	[Noun Masculine] a vehicle; by implication a team; by extension cavalry; by analogy a {rider} that {is} the upper millstone
shall rage	H1984	הָלַל	[Verb] to be clear (originally of {sound} but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show; to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively to celebrate; also to stultify
in the streets	H2351	חוּץ	[Noun Masculine] from an unused root meaning to sever; properly separate by a {wall} that {is} {outside } outdoors
they shall justle one against another	H8264	שָׁקַק	[Verb] to course (like a beast of prey); by implication to seek greedily
in the broad ways	H7339	רְחֹב	[Noun Feminine] a {width} that {is} (concretely) avenue or area
they shall seem	H4758	מַרְאֶה	[Noun Masculine] a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing {seen}) whether (real) a shape (especially if {handsome} comeliness; often plural the {looks }) or (mental) a vision
like torches	H3940	לַפִּיד	[Noun Masculine] a {flambeau} lamp or flame
they shall run	H7323	רוּץ	[Verb] to run (for whatever {reason} especially to rush)
like the lightnings	H1300	בָּרָק	[Noun Masculine] lightning; by analogy a gleam; concretely a flashing sword

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.