Bible Dictionary
SPECKLED
Speckled is a color description used in the King James Version for a horse in Zechariah’s vision. The Revised Version renders the word “sorrel.”
Definition
Speckled is a color description meaning marked with spots or varied coloring. In the King James Version it describes a horse in Zechariah’s vision.
Biblical Usage
The word appears in Zechariah 1:8 as part of the description of the horse seen in the vision. The Revised Version renders the term “sorrel.”
Historical Background
The difference is one of translation. The Revised Version replaces the King James Version’s “speckled” with “sorrel.”
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>spek'-l'-d: Zec 1:8; the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrel."</p><p>See COLORS; HYENA.</p>