פָּרָשׁ
pârâsh · H6571 · Hebrew · 57 occurrences
Thing
- HorseMammals191 verses
Meanings
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war-horse
Horse; primarily used for soldiers to ride on, but also for agricultural purposes
Examples1 Samuel 8:11 And he said, “This will be the practice of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and put them in his chariots for himself and among his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.
1 Kings 4:26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Isaiah 21:7 “When he sees a column of chariots, horsemen in pairs, A train of donkeys, a train of camels, He is to pay close attention, very close attention.”
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Soldier riding a horse (horseman, (plural:) cavalry)
ExamplesGenesis 50:9 Chariots with teams of horses also went up with him; and it was a very great company.
Exodus 14:9 Then the Egyptians chased after them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
Exodus 14:17 “And as for Me, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
14 occurrences in 1 groups
- הוּhis 14
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
10 occurrences in 6 groups
- שְׁנַיִםtwo 4
- שֶׁבַעseven 2
- חֲמִשִּׁיםfifty 1
- אַרְבָּעִיםforty 1
- שֵׁשׁsix 1
- שִׁשִּׁיםsixty 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- רָכַבto ride 2
What it doesIt is the subject
9 occurrences in 6 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 3
- עָלָהto go up 2
- נָשַׂגto overtake, to catch up with, to afford 1
- פּוּשׁto paw 1
- שִׁיתto set, to put, to make 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What is done to itIt is the object
11 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הֵםthey, them 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
15 occurrences in 4 groups
- בin/on/with 9
- לto/for 3
- עַלon, upon, over, against 2
- כlike/as 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
8 occurrences in 5 groups
- עִירcity, town 2
- צֶמֶדpair 2
- קוֹלvoice, sound 2
- בַּעַלowner, master, husband 1
- שַׂרcommander, chief, official 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ἱππεύς hippeús · G2460 · horseman, cavalryman
- Greek ἱππεύς renders Hebrew פָּרָשׁ as the standard translation equivalent for mounted cavalry soldiers, both denoting military horsemen in combat contexts.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Domestic Animals001001002002
- פָּרָשׁ denotes horses, as of the great company of horses and chariots that accompanies Joseph up to bury his father in Genesis 50:9.
- Soldiers001001003013
- The word more often denotes horsemen, mounted troops, as of Pharaoh's horsemen and army who pursue Israel to the sea in Exodus 14:9, 14:17, 14:18, and 14:23.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6571. parash II. [מָּרָשׁ] noun [masculine] horse, steed (less common synonym of סוּס (…
II. [מָּרָשׁ] noun [masculine] horse, steed (less common synonym of סוּס ( > explained away by SchwZAW viii (1888). 191); Arabic horse, mare (often), so Ethiopic : compare Sabean פרס horse, MordtmHim. Inschr. 70); — Plural מָּרָשִׁים (erroneous for * מְּרָשִׁים Köii. 1, 89) Eze 27:14 +, suffix מָּרָשָׁיו Isa 28:28; 1Sa 8:11; — steeds Eze 27:14 ( + מְּרָדִים סוּסִים,), from Togarmah; simile of swiftness Joe 2:4 (|| סוּסִים); probably also Isa 28:28; Jer 46:4 (|| סוּסִים, compare Gf Gie), and perhaps וגו וְרָצוּ וּבָעָרָשָׁיו בְּמֶרְכַבְחוֺ לוֺ ׳וְשָׂם 1Sa 8:11 (king subject).
II. מָּרָשׁ noun masculineNah 3:3 horseman (i.e. * parrâš, compare Ges§ 84 b.b; Arabic ; Ethiopic : Aramaic מָּרָשׁ ); — absolute ׳פ Nah 3:3; Jer 4:29, also מָּרַשׁ Eze 26:10 (as if construct KöSynt. § 337 s); Plural מָּרָשָׁים Gen 50:9 +; suffix מָּרָשָׁיו Exo 14:9 +; — horseman, usually plural, especially + רֶכֶב charioty: Egyptain Gen 50:9 (J), Jos 24:6 (E), Exo 14:9; Exo 14:17; Exo 14:18; Exodus 17:23; Exo 14:26, Exo 14:28 (all P), Exo 15:19 (song), Isa 31:1; 2Ki 18:34 = Isa 36:9; 2Ch 12:3; compare 2Ch 16:8; Philistine 1Sa 13:5; 2Sa 1:6 (strike out ᵑ7 בַּעֲלֵי We Dr Bu HPS); Aramaean 2Sa 10:18 (but read probably אִישׁ, compare || 1Ch 19:18, We Dr and others), and (+ רַגְלִי אִישׁ) 2Sa 8:4 = 1Ch 18:4, compare 1Ch 19:6; also וּפָרָשִׁים עַלסֿוּס 1Ki 20:20 (si vera lectio) Israel, of Adonijah 1Ki 1:5 (+ רָצִים אִישׁ חֲמִשִּׁים רֶכֶב; Solomon + רֶכֶב 1Ki 9:19, 1Ki 9:22; 1Ki 10:26 2Ch 8:6, 2Ch 8:9; 2Ch 1:14 (twice in verse), Prob also 1Ki 5:6 ( + לְמֶרְכָּבוֺ סוּסִים) = 2Ch 9:25 (+ וּמֶרְכָּכוֺת סוּסִים); Jehoahaz 2Ki 13:7 (+ רַגְלִי); + רֶכֶב, figurative of Elijah 2Ki 2:12, of Elisha 2Ki 13:14; + סוּסִים Hos 1:7; Assyrian Isa 22:6-7, (+ רֶכֶב), compare Nah 3:3, ׳פ סוּסִים רִכְבֵי Eze 23:6, Eze 23:12 Babylonian Hab 1:8 (twice in verse); Jer 4:29 (+ קֶשֶׁת רֹמֵה), Eze 26:7 (+ סוּס), רֶכֶב), Eze 26:10 (+ וָרֶכֶב גַּלְגַּל), Scythian (Gog) Eze 38:4 (+ סוּסִים); Persian Isa 21:7, Isa 21:9 (פ ׳צֶמֶד), Neh 2:9; Ezr 8:22; of kings of north Dan 11:40 (+ רֶכֶב).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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