Jeremiah 47:3

מִקֹּ֗ול שַֽׁעֲטַת֙ פַּרְסֹ֣ות אַבִּירָ֔יו מֵרַ֣עַשׁ לְרִכְבֹּ֔ו הֲמֹ֖ון גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו לֹֽא־הִפְנ֤וּ אָבֹות֙ אֶל־בָּנִ֔ים מֵֽרִפְיֹ֖ון יָדָֽיִם׃

From the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, from the rumbling of his chariots, the noise of his wheels, fathers have not turned to sons because of the feebleness of hands.

Morphology

1. מִקֹּול (mi-qol) – Root: קול; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “from the sound of”; Notes: Source of terror described.
2. שַׁעֲטַת (shaʿatat) – Root: שׁעט; Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “stamping”; Notes: Refers to the pounding movement of horses.
3. פַּרְסֹות (parsot) – Root: פרס; Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “hoofs”; Notes: Physical detail of charging horses.
4. אַבִּירָיו (abbirav) – Root: אבר (used for strong/steed); Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his stallions”; Notes: Refers to warhorses of the invader.
5. מֵרַעַשׁ (me-raʿash) – Root: רעַשׁ; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from the rumbling”; Notes: Suggests shaking, thundering noise.
6. לְרִכְבֹּו (le-rikhbo) – Root: רכב; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “of his chariots”; Notes: War imagery, chariotry as a military power.
7. הֲמון (hamon) – Root: המם; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “noise”; Notes: Denotes loud, tumultuous sound.
8. גַּלְגִּלָּיו (galgilav) – Root: גלגל; Form: Noun masculine plural + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his wheels”; Notes: Refers to the turning wheels of war chariots.
9. לֹא־הִפְנוּ (lo-hifnu) – Root: פנה; Form: Hifil perfect 3cp + negative particle; Translation: “they did not turn”; Notes: Describes fathers’ lack of attention to sons.
10. אָבות (avot) – Root: אב; Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “fathers”; Notes: Heads of families, here in panic.
11. אֶל־בָּנִים (el-banim) – Root: בן; Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural; Translation: “to sons”; Notes: Object of their concern, now abandoned in fear.
12. מֵרִפְיֹון (me-rifyon) – Root: רפה; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “because of feebleness”; Notes: Conveys weakness, slackness.
13. יָדָיִם (yadayim) – Root: יד; Form: Noun dual; Translation: “hands”; Notes: Symbol of strength, now weakened.