pa.rash denotes mounted riders, usually personnel grouped with horses, chariots, and military forces.

The term consistently identifies mounted riders, most often as a component of an army alongside chariots, horses, and foot soldiers; the same designation can also accompany an escort or large procession.

1. Mounted riders in armies and entourages · dominant

   Plural forms identify mounted personnel in military lists: in Exodus 14:23 the APB renders Pharaoh's pursuit as involving horses, chariots, and horsemen, while in 1 Samuel 13:5 they are counted with chariots in the Philistine force. The term also occurs for riders in non-battle movement, as in Genesis 50:9, where chariots and horsemen go up with a large company; singular forms depict an individual rider in Jeremiah 4:29 and Nahum 3:3.

   Exodus 14:231 Samuel 13:5Genesis 50:9Ezekiel 23:6Jeremiah 4:29Nahum 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term as “horsemen,” especially in lists with chariots and horses; in the singular scenes of Jeremiah 4:29 and Nahum 3:3 it uses “horseman.” These renderings reflect the clauses' mounted-rider setting.