(hippos melas): Symbolic of famine ("balance .... measure of wheat for a shilling," etc., Rev 6:5,6; compare Zec 6:2,6). See REVELATION OF JOHN.
Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'HORSE, BLACK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.