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פָּרָשׁ

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

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פָּרָשׁ H6571
Pronunciation pārāš

What does פָּרָשׁ (pārāš) mean in the Bible?

פָּרָשׁ (pārāš): Horse harnessed to chariot warfare, emphasizing military collective power rather than individual riding.

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What does פָּרָשׁ (pārāš) mean in the Bible?

פָּרָשׁ (pārāš): Horse harnessed to chariot warfare, emphasizing military collective power rather than individual riding.

How does the BSB render H6571?

The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and horsemen (16), horsemen (9), horses (5), and cavalry (4), - (2).

Where does פָּרָשׁ (pārāš) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (7), 2 Chronicles (7), Exodus (7), Isaiah (7).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
and horsemen 16× Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26, Exodus 14:28
horsemen 9× Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:9, 1 Samuel 13:5, 2 Kings 13:7
horses 5× 1 Kings 4:26, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 8:6
and cavalry 4× 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Chronicles 8:9, Nehemiah 2:9, Hosea 1:7
- 2× 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14
and horses 2× 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Kings 9:19
charioteers 2× 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4
of horsemen 2× Isaiah 21:7, Isaiah 31:1
and his horsemen 1× Exodus 14:18
and the cavalry 1× 2 Samuel 1:6
and their cavalry 1× Habakkuk 1:8
foot soldiers 1× 2 Samuel 10:18
horseman 1× Nahum 3:3
like swift steeds 1× Joel 2:4
of cavalry 1× Ezekiel 26:10
of the horseman 1× Jeremiah 4:29
the horses 1× Isaiah 28:28
the steeds 1× Jeremiah 46:4
Their horsemen 1× Habakkuk 1:8
war horses 1× Ezekiel 27:14
with cavalry 1× Ezekiel 26:7
with the cavalry 1× 1 Kings 20:20
your horsemen 1× Ezekiel 38:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:9 פָּרָשִׁ֑ים to horsemen Noun - masculine plural Exodus 14:9 וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו to horsemen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:17 וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ to and horsemen Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:18 וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ to and his horsemen Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:23 וּפָרָשָׁ֑יו to and horsemen Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:26 פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃ to and horsemen Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:28 הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים to and horsemen Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 15:19 וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙ to and horsemen Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Joshua 24:6 וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים to and horsemen Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 8:11 וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו to and horses Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 50:9
Aligned rows 57
Books represented 19
Genesis 1 Exodus 7 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 7 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 6 Daniel 1 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 2
Source forms
פָּרָשִׁ֑ים 5x pā·rā·šîm Genesis 50:9, 2 Samuel 10:18, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 9:25
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים 3x pā·rā·šîm 1 Kings 10:26, Isaiah 21:9, Isaiah 22:6
הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים 2x hap·pā·rā·šîm Exodus 14:28, Jeremiah 46:4
הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים 2x hap·pā·rā·šîm 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6
וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ 2x ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šāw Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18
וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים 2x ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîm Joshua 24:6, Ezekiel 26:7
וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ 2x ū·lə·p̄ā·rā·šîm 2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9
וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו 2x ū·p̄ā·rā·šāw Exodus 14:9, Isaiah 28:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 17x Genesis 50:9, 1 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Samuel 10:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 9x 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 10:26, 1 Kings 20:20, 1 Chronicles 19:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 8x Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 2:12
Article | Noun - masculine plural 5x Exodus 14:28, 2 Samuel 1:6, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 4x Joshua 24:6, Ezekiel 26:7, Daniel 11:40, Hosea 1:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 4x Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 15:19, 1 Samuel 8:11
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 18:24, 2 Chronicles 16:8, Isaiah 36:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 14:26, Habakkuk 1:8
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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