מַצְהָלָה
mats.ha.lah
“neighing”
Definition
a whinnying (through impatience for battle or lust)
from H6670 (צָהַל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַצְהָלָה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Your adulteries and lustful neighings,your shameless prostitutionon the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts.Woe to you, O Jerusalem!How long will you remain unclean?”
The snorting of enemy horsesis heard from Dan.At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds,the whole land quakes.They come to devour the land and everything in it,the city and all who dwell in it.
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