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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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פָּרָשׁH6571
Pronunciationpārāš

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 horsemen16×Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26, Exodus 14:28
horsemen9×Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:9, 1 Samuel 13:5, 2 Kings 13:7
horses5×1 Kings 4:26, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 8:6
and cavalry4×1 Kings 9:22, 2 Chronicles 8:9, Nehemiah 2:9, Hosea 1:7
-2×1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14
and horses2×1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Kings 9:19
charioteers2×2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4
of horsemen2×Isaiah 21:7, Isaiah 31:1
and his horsemen1×Exodus 14:18
and the cavalry1×2 Samuel 1:6
and their cavalry1×Habakkuk 1:8
foot soldiers1×2 Samuel 10:18
horseman1×Nahum 3:3
like swift steeds1×Joel 2:4
of cavalry1×Ezekiel 26:10
of the horseman1×Jeremiah 4:29
the horses1×Isaiah 28:28
the steeds1×Jeremiah 46:4
Their horsemen1×Habakkuk 1:8
war horses1×Ezekiel 27:14
with cavalry1×Ezekiel 26:7
with the cavalry1×1 Kings 20:20
your horsemen1×Ezekiel 38:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:9פָּרָשִׁ֑יםtohorsemenNoun - masculine pluralExodus 14:9וּפָרָשָׁ֖יוtohorsemenConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 14:17וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃toand horsemenConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 14:18וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃toand his horsemenConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 14:23וּפָרָשָׁ֑יוtoand horsemenConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 14:26פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃toand horsemenNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 14:28הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםtoand horsemenArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 15:19וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙toand horsemenConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularJoshua 24:6וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםtoand horsemenConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 8:11וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוtoand horsesConjunctive 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 rowGenesis 50:9
Aligned rows57
Books represented19
Genesis1Exodus7Joshua11 Samuel22 Samuel31 Kings72 Kings41 Chronicles22 Chronicles7Ezra1Nehemiah1Isaiah7Jeremiah2Ezekiel6Daniel1Hosea1Joel1Nahum1Habakkuk2
Source forms
פָּרָשִׁ֑ים5xpā·rā·šîmGenesis 50:9, 2 Samuel 10:18, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 9:25
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים3xpā·rā·šîm1 Kings 10:26, Isaiah 21:9, Isaiah 22:6
הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים2xhap·pā·rā·šîmExodus 14:28, Jeremiah 46:4
הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים2xhap·pā·rā·šîm1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6
וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃2xū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šāwExodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18
וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים2xū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîmJoshua 24:6, Ezekiel 26:7
וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃2xū·lə·p̄ā·rā·šîm2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9
וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו2xū·p̄ā·rā·šāwExodus 14:9, Isaiah 28:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural17xGenesis 50:9, 1 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Samuel 10:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural9x1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 10:26, 1 Kings 20:20, 1 Chronicles 19:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular8xExodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 2:12
Article | Noun - masculine plural5xExodus 14:28, 2 Samuel 1:6, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural4xJoshua 24:6, Ezekiel 26:7, Daniel 11:40, Hosea 1:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular4xExodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 15:19, 1 Samuel 8:11
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural3x2 Kings 18:24, 2 Chronicles 16:8, Isaiah 36:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 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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