Isaiah 5:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Its arrowsחִצָּיו֙
(chi·tzav)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats
are sharpשְׁנוּנִ֔ים
(she·nu·nim,)
8150: to whet, sharpena prim. root
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
its bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יו
(ka·she·to·tav)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
are bent;דְּרֻכֹ֑ות
(de·ru·cho·vt;)
1869: to tread, marcha prim. root
The hoofsפַּרְסֹ֤ות
(par·so·vt)
6541: a hooffrom paras
of its horsesסוּסָיו֙
(su·sav)
5483b: a horseprobably of foreign origin
seemנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ
(nech·sha·vu,)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
like flintכַּצַּ֣ר
(ka·tzar)
6862d: a hard pebble, flintfrom an unused word
and its [chariot] wheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יו
(ve·gal·gil·lav)
1534: a wheel, whirl, whirlwindfrom galal
like a whirlwind.כַּסּוּפָֽה׃
(kas·su·fah.)
5492a: a storm windfrom suph


















KJV Lexicon
Whose arrows
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
are sharp
shanan  (shaw-nan')
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate -- prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
and all their bows
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
bent
darak  (daw-rak')
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) -- archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
their horses'
cuwc  (soos)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse(-back, -hoof).
hoofs
parcah  (par-saw')
a claw or split hoof -- claw, (cloven-)footed, hoof.
shall be counted
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
like flint
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
and their wheels
galgal  (gal-gal')
a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled) -- heaven, rolling thing, wheel.
like a whirlwind
cuwphah  (soo-faw')
a hurricane -- Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

King James Bible
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows strung. Their horses' hooves are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

International Standard Version
Their arrows are sharp, all their bows ready for action. Their horses' hooves seem like flint, and their chariot wheels spin like a whirlwind.

NET Bible
Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their arrows are sharpened; all their bows are ready to shoot. Their horses' hoofs are as hard as flint. Their chariot wheels are as quick as the wind.

King James 2000 Bible
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
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