Nahum 2:5
"He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

He shall recount his worthies,.... Either the dasher in pieces, Nah 2:1 , the kings of Babylon and Media, shall call together their general officers, and muster the forces under then, and put them in mind of their duty, and recount the actions of their ancestors in former times, in order to animate and encourage them

to the siege and attack of the city of Nineveh; or the king of Assyria shall recount and muster up his nobles, and the troops under them, to sally out against the enemy, and meet him in the field, and give him battle: they shall stumble in their walk: being many, and in haste to obey the orders of their commander, shall stumble and fall upon one another; or else the Ninevites in their march out against the enemy shall be discomfited and flee before him, or be dispirited and flee back again: they shall make haste to the wall thereof; of Nineveh; that is, the Medes and Chaldeans shall make haste thither, to break it down or scale it; or the Ninevites, failing in their sally out, shall betake themselves in all haste to their city walls, and defend themselves under the protection of them: and the defence shall be prepared; or the "covering": the word (h) used has the signification of a booth or tent, to cover and protect; here it signifies something that was prepared, either by the besiegers, to cover them from the darts and stones of the besieged, as they made their approaches to the walls; or which the besieged covered themselves with from the assaults of the besiegers; rather the former. (h) "operimentum", Pagninus, Montanus; "integumentum", Calvin; "testudo", Vatablus, Grotius, Cocceius, Burkius.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H2351 חוּץ
Definition:

3etc.; —1the outside, of a house, tent, city, camp, etc., often used, especially with prepositions, to express the adverb idea ofoutside, abroad(Aramaic synonym, except in sense2a, isבַּר,):a.as accus 3etc.; —1the outside, of a house, tent, city, camp, etc., often used, especially with prepositions, to express the adverb idea ofoutside, abroad(Aramaic synonym, except in sense2a, isבַּר,):a.as accus

Possible Meanings:
  • sew together (semantic_range)
  • bind, compress (semantic_range)
  • bandage (semantic_range)
  • encompass (semantic_range)
  • wall (semantic_range)
H1984 הָלַל
Definition:

A primitive root; to be clear (orig. 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 stult A primitive root; to be clear (orig. 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 stult

Possible Meanings:
  • he hath praised (semantic_range)
H7393 רֶכֶב
Definition:

7[evenNahum 2:5, where readמַרְאֵיהֶם(forהֶן-) We Now AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 90]chariotry, chariot, mill-stone; apparently also riders (compare LagBN 151); — absolute׳רGenesis 50:9+,רָ֑כֶב2 Samuel 8:4+; 7[evenNahum 2:5, where readמַרְאֵיהֶם(forהֶן-) We Now AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 90]chariotry, chariot, mill-stone; apparently also riders (compare LagBN 151); — absolute׳רGenesis 50:9+,רָ֑כֶב2 Samuel 8:4+;

Possible Meanings:
  • band of riders (semantic_range)
H8264 שָׁקַק
Definition:

9, of locusts (""יְרֻצוּן; > Gr proposesיִסְּקוּfromסלק);ParticipleשֹׁקֵקIsaiah 33:4, withבof thingrush at, upon(like locusts); ofroving, rangingbearProverbs 28:15(unless we readשָׁקוּל, Toy); figurat 9, of locusts (""יְרֻצוּן; > Gr proposesיִסְּקוּfromסלק);ParticipleשֹׁקֵקIsaiah 33:4, withבof thingrush at, upon(like locusts); ofroving, rangingbearProverbs 28:15(unless we readשָׁקוּל, Toy); figurat

Possible Meanings:
  • run (semantic_range)
  • run about (semantic_range)
H7339 רְחֹב
Definition:

25[notmasculineZechariah 8:5AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 51compare Ges§ 145 p, t, u]broad open place, plaza(LagBN 178BaNB 142); —׳רabsoluteGenesis 19:2+, constructJudges 19:17+,רְחֹבJudges 19:15;2 Samuel 21:12 25[notmasculineZechariah 8:5AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 51compare Ges§ 145 p, t, u]broad open place, plaza(LagBN 178BaNB 142); —׳רabsoluteGenesis 19:2+, constructJudges 19:17+,רְחֹבJudges 19:15;2 Samuel 21:12

Possible Meanings:
  • wide (semantic_range)
H4758 מַרְאֶה
Definition:

3sight, appearance, vision; —׳מabsoluteGenesis 12:11+; constructמַרְאֵהDeuteronomy 28:34+; suffixמַרְאֵהוּJoel 2:4+,מַרְאֶהָLeviticus 13:4+; apparently plural constructמַרְאֵיEcclesiastes 11:9(Köii. 1 3sight, appearance, vision; —׳מabsoluteGenesis 12:11+; constructמַרְאֵהDeuteronomy 28:34+; suffixמַרְאֵהוּJoel 2:4+,מַרְאֶהָLeviticus 13:4+; apparently plural constructמַרְאֵיEcclesiastes 11:9(Köii. 1

Possible Meanings:
  • phenomenon (semantic_range)
H3940 לַפִּיד
Definition:

4torch(Late Hebrewid.); —׳לabsoluteJudges 15:4;Isaiah 62:1; constructGenesis 15:17;Zechariah 12:6; pluralלַמִּידִיםJudges 15:52t.,לַמִּידִםExodus 20:18,לַמִּדִיםJudges 7:163t.; constructלַמִּידֵיDanie 4torch(Late Hebrewid.); —׳לabsoluteJudges 15:4;Isaiah 62:1; constructGenesis 15:17;Zechariah 12:6; pluralלַמִּידִיםJudges 15:52t.,לַמִּידִםExodus 20:18,לַמִּדִיםJudges 7:163t.; constructלַמִּידֵיDanie

H1300 בָּרָק
Definition:

13lightning(chiefly in poetry) (Arabic, Assyrianbir‡uCOTGloss, ZimBP 76, 82Aramaicבְּרַק,) — absolute׳בJob 20:257t.2 Samuel 22:15(compare below); constructבְּרַקDeuteronomy 32:412t.; pluralבְּרָקִיםEx 13lightning(chiefly in poetry) (Arabic, Assyrianbir‡uCOTGloss, ZimBP 76, 82Aramaicבְּרַק,) — absolute׳בJob 20:257t.2 Samuel 22:15(compare below); constructבְּרַקDeuteronomy 32:412t.; pluralבְּרָקִיםEx

Possible Meanings:
  • lightning-flash (semantic_range)
H7323 רוּץ
Definition:

7; 2masculine singularרַצְתָּהJeremiah 12:5, etc.;ImperfectיָרוּץHabakkuk 2:2+,יָרֻץJob 16:14,וַיָּ֫רָץGenesis 18:2+,וַיָּר֑ץ2 Samuel 18:21.; 1singular suffixארוצםJeremiah 50:44Kt (but < Qr. Hiph`il, 7; 2masculine singularרַצְתָּהJeremiah 12:5, etc.;ImperfectיָרוּץHabakkuk 2:2+,יָרֻץJob 16:14,וַיָּ֫רָץGenesis 18:2+,וַיָּר֑ץ2 Samuel 18:21.; 1singular suffixארוצםJeremiah 50:44Kt (but < Qr. Hiph`il,

Possible Meanings:
  • run (semantic_range)
  • run (semantic_range)
  • the runners (semantic_range)
  • out-runners (semantic_range)
  • runner (semantic_range)

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