H6670 H6670
to neigh (like a horse); expressing lustful or jubilant excitement
This verb describes the neighing or crying out of horses, used metaphorically for human behavior. In Jeremiah 50:11, it's applied to Babylon's warriors, suggesting lustful or triumphant exultation—perhaps both. The image is animalistic, reducing the conquerors to beasts in heat or stallions prancing in victory. Prophetic literature often uses animal imagery to critique human excess, and here the neighing captures both arrogance and unrestrained appetite.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Jeremiah 50:11 taunts Babylon: you rejoice and exult like horses neighing. The Spanish "relinchasteis" (you neighed) preserves the equine metaphor. The context is judgment—those who neighed in triumph over Judah will themselves be trampled. The verb suggests uncontrolled passion or glee, the victors' lack of restraint now counted against them. 1×
AR["وَتَصْهَلُونَ"]·ben["(ও-তোমরা-হেঁচে-ওঠ)"]·DE["[(ותצהלו)]"]·EN["(and-you-neigh)"]·FR["[(ותצהלו)]"]·heb["ו-תצהלו"]·HI["और-तुम-हिनहिनाते-हो"]·ID["dan-kamu-meringkik"]·IT["[(ותצהלו)]"]·jav["lan-ngringik"]·KO["(그리고-울부짖니)"]·PT["(e-relincháveis)"]·RU["и-вы-ржёте"]·ES["y-relinchasteis"]·SW["na-mnapiga-kelele"]·TR["ve-kişniyorsunuz"]·urd["ہنہناتے-ہو"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
## H6670 —
*Hebrew Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-2mp* | 1 occurrences | 1 sense
### 1. Sense 129636 (1 occ.)
**Domain:** COMMUNICATION > Communication > Singing and Music
**Glosses:** arb: وَتَصْهَلُونَ | deu: [(ותצהלו)] | eng: (and-you-neigh) | fra: [(ותצהלו)] | hin: और-तुम-हिनहिनाते-हो | kor: (그리고-울부짖니) | spa: y-relinchasteis | swa: na-mnapiga-kelele
**Refs:** Jer 50:11