פָּרָשׁ

Genesis 50:9 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים horsemen

Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

Exodus 14:9 וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו and horsemen his

The 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.

Exodus 14:17 וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ and by horsemen his

And 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 his horsemen'. In this setting the word probably means the chariot crews or the chariot horses rather than cavalry. See the debates section.

Exodus 14:18 וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ and by horsemen his

The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

Exodus 14:23 וּפָרָשָׁ֑יו and horsemen his

And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.

Exodus 14:26 פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃ horsemen its

Then 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.”

Exodus 14:28 הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים the horsemen

The 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: Traditionally "horsemen." In an Egyptian army of this era, though, the word probably means the men and horses who operated the chariots rather than a separate cavalry (see studies).

Exodus 15:19 וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙ and with horsemen his

For 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.

Joshua 24:6 וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים and with horsemen

When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.

Here: 'And with parashim.' The word can mean riders or the horses themselves, and in a chariot army it probably means chariot horses or charioteers more than mounted cavalry.

1 Samuel 8:11 וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו and among horsemen his

He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.

Here: Parash can mean a chariot horse or a mounted man. Coming right after 'chariotry', it probably means the horses and the men who handled them. Translations split between 'horses' and 'horsemen'.

1 Samuel 13:5 פָּרָשִׁ֔ים horsemen

Now 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: Literally 'horsemen'. This early in the Iron Age the word may mean the chariot teams, meaning the horses or the men who drove them, rather than mounted cavalry.

2 Samuel 1:6 הַפָּרָשִׁ֖ים the horses

“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.

2 Samuel 8:4 פָּרָשִׁ֔ים horsemen

David 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: The men (or horses) who went with the chariot forces. In the 10th century BC mounted cavalry was rare, so these were most likely chariot crews or the teams of horses.

2 Samuel 10:18 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים horsemen

But 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.

1 Kings 1:5 וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים and horsemen

At 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: Can mean mounted men or the horses themselves (especially chariot horses). Either way, a mounted retinue around a prince was a statement of royal pretension.

1 Kings 4:26 פָּרָשִֽׁים׃ horsemen

Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

1 Kings 9:19 הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים the horsemen

as 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.

1 Kings 9:22 וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ ס and horsemen his

But 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.

1 Kings 10:26 וּפָרָשִׁים֒ פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים and horsemen, horsemen

Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

1 Kings 20:20 וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ and horsemen

and 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.

2 Kings 2:12 וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו and horsemen its

As 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: “Its” refers back to Israel. The word can mean horsemen, chariot crews or the horses themselves. Together with “chariotry” it sums up the whole mounted army.

2 Kings 13:7 פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ horsemen

Jehoahaz 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.

2 Kings 13:14 וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ and horsemen its

When 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 its horsemen.' The word can mean the chariot crews or cavalry, or possibly the horses themselves. Together with 'chariotry' it describes Israel's whole mounted strike force, and the king says the dying prophet is that force.

2 Kings 18:24 וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ and for horsemen

For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

1 Chronicles 18:4 פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים horsemen

David 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.

1 Chronicles 19:6 וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ and horsemen

When 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.

2 Chronicles 1:14 וּפָרָשִׁים֒ פָּרָשִׁ֑ים and warhorses, warhorses

Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 8:6 הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים the horsemen

as 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.

2 Chronicles 8:9 וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פ and horsemen his

But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, the leaders of his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.

2 Chronicles 9:25 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים horsemen

Solomon 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.

2 Chronicles 12:3 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים horsemen

with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

2 Chronicles 16:8 וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖ים and <to> horsemen

Were 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: Mounted troops or chariot teams and their crews. Paired with chariots, it is a set phrase for elite mobile forces, the very thing Israel's prophets warned against trusting.

Ezra 8:22 וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים and horsemen

For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

Here: Mounted troops. Cavalry was the backbone of Persian military power and the obvious protection for a caravan on long open roads.

Nehemiah 2:9 וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פ and horsemen

Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.

Isaiah 21:7 פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים horses

When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”

Isaiah 21:9 פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים horses

Look, 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: This word can mean either steeds or the men who ride them. Next to 'a pair' it most naturally means a pair of horses, a chariot team. The supplied contextual gloss 'horses' reflects this.

Isaiah 22:6 פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים horsemen

Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.

Isaiah 22:7 וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים and the horsemen

Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.

Isaiah 28:28 וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו and horses his

Grain 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.

Isaiah 31:1 פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ horsemen

Woe 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 or charioteers, or possibly teams of chariot horses. The word covers both. Either way it means the mounted or chariot troops.

Isaiah 36:9 וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ and for horsemen

For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Jeremiah 4:29 פָּרָ֜שׁ a horseman

Every 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.

Jeremiah 46:4 הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים the warhorses

Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!

Ezekiel 23:6 פָּרָשִׁ֕ים horsemen

clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.

Ezekiel 23:12 פָּרָשִׁ֖ים horsemen

She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.

Ezekiel 26:7 וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים and with horsemen

For 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: Mounted troops: cavalry or riders. The word can also mean the war-horses themselves. Next to 'horse' it most likely means the men riding them.

Ezekiel 26:10 פָּרַ֨שׁ a horseman

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.

Ezekiel 27:14 וּפָֽרָשִׁים֙ and horsemen

The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.

Ezekiel 38:4 וּפָרָשִׁ֗ים and horsemen

I 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.

Daniel 11:40 וּבְפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים and with horsemen

At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.

Here: Cavalry, the mounted troops. Together with chariots it was the classic picture of an overwhelming land force.

Hosea 1:7 וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ and by horsemen

Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

Here: It means mounted troops or charioteers, or possibly the war-horses themselves. Paired with 'horses', it rounds off the picture of a fully equipped army, the very thing Judah will not be saved by.

Joel 2:4 וּכְפָרָשִׁ֖ים and like horsemen

Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.

Nahum 3:3 פָּרָ֣שׁ a horseman

Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead—

Habakkuk 1:8 פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ warhorses its, and horsemen its

Their 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: This word can mean a war-steed or the rider on it. The supplied data takes this first occurrence as 'warhorses' and the second as 'horsemen'. Either way, it means the mounted strike force.