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פָּרָשׁ

𐤐𐤓𐤔

pârâsh

H6571 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A horse, specifically a warhorse or steed used in chariotry or cavalry; also a rider or horseman, typically one trained or equipped for military purposes. The term can refer both to the animal itself and, by extension, to a mounted combatant (horseman or cavalry), especially within a military context in the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

warhorse, cavalry horse, chariot horse, horseman, cavalryman, mounted soldier, cavalry unit, mounted military force

Root / Etymology

From the root פ־ר־שׁ (פרש), meaning 'to spread out' or 'to separate', possibly in reference to the outstretched stride of a galloping horse or the spreading of the legs in riding. The noun פָּרָשׁ derives from this root and describes either the steed (especially in military use) or the rider. The root meaning and the specific lexical use are only loosely related, as the term came to be specialized for horses and cavalry.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פָּרָשׁ appears frequently in biblical texts involving warfare or royal spectacle, often denoting not just any horse, but specifically those used for chariots and cavalry—core components of Iron Age military organizations. While English translations often render פָּרָשׁ as 'horseman' or 'cavalry', the underlying term can refer both to the animal and the rider, and sometimes to the elite units employing horses in battle. Differentiated from סוּס (sus), the more general term for horse or steed; פָּרָשׁ is more militarily specialized. In exilic and post-exilic periods, the meaning remains focused on cavalry units as part of imperial armies (e.g. Persian and Greek). Later Jewish and Christian traditions sometimes render פָּרָשׁ as 'horseman' or, less accurately, as 'rider' without the military nuance. The ancient Israelite military's use of horses was largely associated with the monarchy's centralized forces rather than with common Israelite life.

Translation Consistency

primary "horseman" 3 occurrences

Most natural, widely used English equivalent for parash’s typical sense of a mounted soldier or cavalry; covers both rider and, by extension, the mounted force. More idiomatic than the technical ‘cavalryman’ and matches common Bible translations’ use of ‘horseman(s).’

Alternatives (47 occurrences):
"horsemen" (42x) "cavalrymen" (4x) "like horsemen" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּרָשׁ; (compare סוּס); 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; horseman.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

פֽרשׁ (pârâsh) — to spread out, to separate, to extend

Root פֽרשׁ to spread out, to separate, to extend

Word Forms

11 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6571-04 פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen 17
H6571-06 וּ/פָרָשִֽׁים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen 9
H6571-05 וּ/פָרָשָֽׁי/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen 8
H6571-01 הַ/פָּרָשִׁ֑ים haparashim HTd/Ncmpa the horsemen the cavalrymen the cavalrymen 5
H6571-09 וּ/בְ/פָרָשָׁ֔י/ו uvefarashayv HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and among his horsemen and with his cavalrymen and with his horsemen 4
H6571-10 וּ/בְ/פָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים uvefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and-with-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen 4
H6571-02 פָּרַ֨שׁ parash HNcmsa of the horseman warhorse horseman 3
H6571-08 וּ/לְ/פָרָשִׁ֖ים ulefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and for horsemen and to cavalrymen and to horsemen 3
H6571-03 פָּרָשָֽׁי/ו parashayv HNcmpc/Sp3ms his horsemen his cavalrymen his horsemen 2
H6571-07 וּ/כְ/פָרָשִׁ֖ים ukhefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and like horsemen and like warhorses and like horsemen 1

Occurrences in Scripture

57 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6571-04 Genesis 50:9 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-05 Exodus 14:9 וּ/פָרָשָׁ֖י/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-09 Exodus 14:17 וּ/בְ/פָרָשָֽׁי/ו uvefarashayv HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horsemen and with his cavalrymen and with his horsemen
H6571-09 Exodus 14:18 וּ/בְ/פָרָשָֽׁי/ו uvefarashayv HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and upon his horsemen and with his cavalrymen and with his horsemen
H6571-05 Exodus 14:23 וּ/פָרָשָׁ֑י/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-03 Exodus 14:26 פָּרָשָֽׁי/ו parashayv HNcmpc/Sp3ms their horsemen his cavalrymen their horsemen
H6571-01 Exodus 14:28 הַ/פָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים haparashim HTd/Ncmpa the horsemen the cavalrymen the cavalrymen
H6571-09 Exodus 15:19 וּ/בְ/פָרָשָׁי/ו֙ uvefarashayv HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and with his horsemen and with his cavalrymen and with his horsemen
H6571-10 Joshua 24:6 וּ/בְ/פָרָשִׁ֖ים uvefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and-with-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen
H6571-09 1 Samuel 8:11 וּ/בְ/פָרָשָׁ֔י/ו uvefarashayv HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and among his horsemen and with his cavalrymen and with his horsemen
H6571-04 1 Samuel 13:5 פָּרָשִׁ֔ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-01 2 Samuel 1:6 הַ/פָּרָשִׁ֖ים haparashim HTd/Ncmpa the horsemen the cavalrymen the cavalrymen
H6571-04 2 Samuel 8:4 פָּרָשִׁ֔ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-04 2 Samuel 10:18 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-06 1 Kings 1:5 וּ/פָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-04 1 Kings 5:6 פָּרָשִֽׁים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-01 1 Kings 9:19 הַ/פָּרָשִׁ֑ים haparashim HTd/Ncmpa for the horsemen the cavalrymen the cavalrymen
H6571-05 1 Kings 9:22 וּ/פָרָשָֽׁי/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-06 1 Kings 10:26 וּ/פָרָשִׁים֒ ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-04 1 Kings 10:26 פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-06 1 Kings 20:20 וּ/פָרָשִֽׁים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-05 2 Kings 2:12 וּ/פָ֣רָשָׁ֔י/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and-his-horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-04 2 Kings 13:7 פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-05 2 Kings 13:14 וּ/פָרָשָֽׁי/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and its horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-08 2 Kings 18:24 וּ/לְ/פָרָשִֽׁים ulefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and-for-horsemen and to cavalrymen and to horsemen
H6571-04 Isaiah 21:7 פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-04 Isaiah 21:9 פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-04 Isaiah 22:6 פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-11 Isaiah 22:7 וְ/הַ/פָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים vehaparashim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the horsemen the cavalrymen and the horsemen
H6571-05 Isaiah 28:28 וּ/פָרָשָׁ֖י/ו ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horses and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-04 Isaiah 31:1 פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-08 Isaiah 36:9 וּ/לְ/פָרָשִֽׁים ulefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and for horsemen and to cavalrymen and to horsemen
H6571-02 Jeremiah 4:29 פָּרָ֜שׁ parash HNcmsa of the horseman warhorse horseman
H6571-01 Jeremiah 46:4 הַ/פָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים haparashim HTd/Ncmpa O horsemen the cavalrymen the cavalrymen
H6571-04 Ezekiel 23:6 פָּרָשִׁ֕ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-04 Ezekiel 23:12 פָּרָשִׁ֖ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-10 Ezekiel 26:7 וּ/בְ/פָרָשִׁ֖ים uvefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and-with-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen
H6571-02 Ezekiel 26:10 פָּרַ֨שׁ parash HNcmsa of horsemen warhorse horseman
H6571-06 Ezekiel 27:14 וּ/פָֽרָשִׁים֙ ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and war-horses and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-06 Ezekiel 38:4 וּ/פָרָשִׁ֗ים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-10 Hosea 1:7 וּ/בְ/פָרָשִֽׁים uvefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa nor by-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen
H6571-07 Joel 2:4 וּ/כְ/פָרָשִׁ֖ים ukhefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and like horsemen and like warhorses and like horsemen
H6571-02 Nahum 3:3 פָּרָ֣שׁ parash HNcmsa horseman warhorse horseman
H6571-03 Habakkuk 1:8 פָּֽרָשָׁ֑י/ו parashayv HNcmpc/Sp3ms his horsemen his cavalrymen his horsemen
H6571-05 Habakkuk 1:8 וּ/פָֽרָשָׁי/ו֙ ufarashayv HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms and his horsemen and his war-horsemen and his horsemen
H6571-10 Daniel 11:40 וּ/בְ/פָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים uvefarashim HC/R/Ncmpa and-with-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen
H6571-06 Ezra 8:22 וּ/פָרָשִׁ֔ים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-06 Nehemiah 2:9 וּ/פָרָשִֽׁים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
H6571-04 1 Chronicles 18:4 פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים parashim HNcmpa horsemen cavalrymen horsemen
H6571-06 1 Chronicles 19:6 וּ/פָרָשִֽׁים ufarashim HC/Ncmpa and horsemen and cavalrymen and horsemen
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