Word Study · Strong's H6571 · Hebrew
פָּרָשׁ
parash
paw-rawsh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pârâsh
“a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting )”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
Rendered in the KJV as
horseman.
- 57occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 19 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 40inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 57 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 40
- פָּרָשִׁ֑ים5
- פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים3
- הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים2
- הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים2
- וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃2
- וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים2
- וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃2
- וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו2
- וּפָרָשִׁים֒2
- וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃2
- פָּרָשִׁ֔ים2
- פָּֽרָשִׁים֙2
and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 23
- horsemen14
- and horsemen8
- and horsemen his4
- a horseman3
- and horsemen its3
- and with horsemen3
- the horsemen3
- and by horsemen his2
- and for horsemen2
- horses2
- and among horsemen his1
- and by horsemen1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · masculine plural17
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural9
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular8
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural8
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural5
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 17
- HC/Ncmpa · 9
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 8
- HC/R/Ncmpa · 8
- HTd/Ncmpa · 5
- HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 4
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/Td/Ncmpa · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
All 57, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus7 of 57 · 12%
- 1 Kings7 of 57 · 12%
- 2 Chronicles7 of 57 · 12%
- Isaiah7 of 57 · 12%
- Ezekiel6 of 57 · 11%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis1 occurrence
Exodus7 occurrences
- Exodus 14:9וּפָרָשָׁ֖יוufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.here: and horsemen his
- Exodus 14:17וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃uvefarashavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.here: and by horsemen his
- Exodus 14:18וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃uvefarashavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”here: and by horsemen his
- Exodus 14:23וּפָרָשָׁ֑יוufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.here: and horsemen his
- Exodus 14:26פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃parashavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”here: horsemen its
- Exodus 14:28הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםhaparashimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThe waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.here: the horsemen
- Exodus 15:19וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙uvefarashavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFor when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.here: and with horsemen his
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 8:11וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוuvefarashavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.here: and among horsemen his
- 1 Samuel 13:5פָּרָשִׁ֔יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralNow the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.here: horsemen
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:6הַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםhaparashimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.here: the horses
- 2 Samuel 8:4פָּרָשִׁ֔יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralDavid captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.here: horsemen
- 2 Samuel 10:18פָּרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralBut the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.here: horsemen
1 Kings7 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:5וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralAt that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.here: and horsemen
- 1 Kings 4:26פָּרָשִֽׁים׃parashimnoun · masculine pluralSolomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.here: horsemen
- 1 Kings 9:19הַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםhaparashimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralas well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.here: the horsemen
- 1 Kings 9:22וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.here: and horsemen his
- 1 Kings 10:26וּפָרָשִׁים֒ufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralSolomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.here: and horsemen
- 1 Kings 10:26פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralSolomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.here: horsemen
- 1 Kings 20:20וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraland each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.here: and horsemen
2 Kings4 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:12וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAs Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.here: and horsemen its
- 2 Kings 13:7פָּֽרָשִׁים֙parashimnoun · masculine pluralJehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.here: horsemen
- 2 Kings 13:14וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”here: and horsemen its
- 2 Kings 18:24וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ulefarashimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluralFor how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?here: and for horsemen
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 18:4פָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralDavid captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.here: horsemen
- 1 Chronicles 19:6וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralWhen the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.here: and horsemen
2 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 1:14וּפָרָשִׁים֒ufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralSolomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.here: and warhorses
- 2 Chronicles 1:14פָּרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralSolomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.here: warhorses
- 2 Chronicles 8:6הַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםhaparashimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralas well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.here: the horsemen
- 2 Chronicles 8:9וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.here: and horsemen his
- 2 Chronicles 9:25פָּרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralSolomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.here: horsemen
- 2 Chronicles 12:3פָּרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralwith 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.here: horsemen
- 2 Chronicles 16:8וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםulefarashimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluralWere not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.here: and to horsemen
Isaiah7 occurrences
- Isaiah 21:7פָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralWhen he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”here: horses
- Isaiah 21:9פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralLook, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”here: horses
- Isaiah 22:6פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralElam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.here: horsemen
- Isaiah 22:7וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםvehaparashimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralYour choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.here: and the horsemen
- Isaiah 28:28וּפָרָשָׁ֖יוufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularGrain for bread must be ground, but it is not endlessly threshed. Though the wheels of the cart roll over it, the horses do not crush it.here: and horses his
- Isaiah 31:1פָּֽרָשִׁים֙parashimnoun · masculine pluralWoe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.here: horsemen
- Isaiah 36:9וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ulefarashimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluralFor how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?here: and for horsemen
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:29פָּרָ֜שׁparashnoun · masculine singularEvery city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.here: a horseman
- Jeremiah 46:4הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםhaparashimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralHarness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!here: the warhorses
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 23:6פָּרָשִׁ֕יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralclothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.here: horsemen
- Ezekiel 23:12פָּרָשִׁ֖יםparashimnoun · masculine pluralShe too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.here: horsemen
- Ezekiel 26:7וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםuvefarashimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluralFor this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.here: and with horsemen
- Ezekiel 26:10פָּרַ֨שׁparashnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.here: a horseman
- Ezekiel 27:14וּפָֽרָשִׁים֙ufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralThe men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.here: and horsemen
- Ezekiel 38:4וּפָרָשִׁ֗יםufarashimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralI will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.here: and horsemen
Habakkuk2 occurrences
- Habakkuk 1:8פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוparashavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTheir horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.here: warhorses its
- Habakkuk 1:8וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ufarashavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTheir horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.here: and horsemen its
Same headword in Strong's