This masculine plural adjective describes the color of horses in Zechariah's night vision, most commonly understood as 'sorrel'—a reddish-brown or chestnut hue. The term appears in a list of horse colors: red, sorrel, and white. The root may relate to redness or the color of fine grapes, suggesting a brownish-red or rust color. In ancient Near Eastern context, horse colors carried symbolic significance in military and visionary contexts. These variously colored horses pull chariots in Zechariah's vision of divine agents patrolling the earth, with the color distinctions possibly indicating different functions or jurisdictions.