H7477 H7477
are made to quiver, shake, or brandish (Hophal perfect plural)
This rare Hophal form appears in Nahum 2:4 (English 2:3) describing chariots or spears that 'quiver' or 'are brandished.' The verse depicts the preparation for Nineveh's siege, with weapons and military equipment in motion. The Aramaic and Arabic cognates suggest trembling, shaking, or dangling movement. Whether describing spears being brandished or chariots jolting, the verb captures rapid, shaking motion in the context of military mobilization.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A passive or causative description of objects made to shake, quiver, or brandish, applied in Nahum 2:4 to either spears or chariots (the Hebrew 'beroshim' is ambiguous) during preparation for battle. The Hophal stem emphasizes these items are caused to shake—either warriors brandishing spears or chariots jolting violently as horses pull them—contributing to Nahum's vivid depiction of military chaos as the armies mass against Nineveh. 1×
AR["تَرَنَّحَ"]·ben["নাড়ানো-হয়েছে"]·DE["[הרעלו]"]·EN["are-made-to-quiver"]·FR["trembler"]·heb["הורעלו"]·HI["लहराये-गए-हैं"]·ID["diayunkan."]·IT["[הרעלו]"]·jav["kajogèdaken"]·KO["흔들리도다"]·PT["são-brandidas"]·RU["потрясены"]·ES["agitados"]·SW["inatikiswa"]·TR["sallandı"]·urd["لہرائے-گئے"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [רָעַל] vb. quiver, shake, reel (Aramaic רְעַל, ܪܥܶܠ, quiver, shake, tremble; Arabic رَعْلٌ the hanging part of a sheep’s split ear, also (Frey) a kind of veil of which a part hangs down in front; أَرْعَلُ dangling; Lihy. has n.pr. רעל DHMEpigr. Denkm.Arabic 38);— Hoph. Pf. 3 pl. הַבְּרשִׁים הָרְעָ֑לוּ Na 2:4 are made in quiver. Vid. also [עָרַל" dir="rtl" >עָרַל].