Horse

The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; in no instance is that useful animal employed for the purposes of ordinary locomotion or agriculture, if we except (Isaiah 28:28) The animated description of the horse in (Job 39:19-25) applies solely to the war-horse. The Hebrews in the patriarchal age, as a pastoral race, did not stand in need of the services Of the horse, and for a long period after their settlement in Canaan they dispensed with it, partly in consequence of the hilly nature of the country, which only admitted of the use of chariots in certain localities, (Judges 1:19) and partly in consequence to the prohibition in (17:16) which would be held to apply at all periods. David first established a force of cavalry and chariots, (2 Samuel 8:4) but the great supply of horses was subsequently effected by Solomon through his connection with Egypt. (1 Kings 4:26) Solomon also established a very active trade in horses, which were brought by dealers out of Egypt and resold, at a profit, to the Hittites. With regard to the trappings and management of the horse we have little information. The bridle was placed over the horse's nose, (Isaiah 30:28) and a bit or curb is also mentioned. (2 Kings 19:28; Psalms 32:9; Proverbs 26:3; Isaiah 37:29) In the Authorized Version it is incorrectly given "bridle," with the exception of (Psalms 32:1) ... Saddles were not used until a late period. The horses were not shod, and therefore hoofs are hard "as flint," (Isaiah 5:28) were regarded as a great merit. The chariot-horses were covered with embroidered trappings (Ezekiel 27:20) Horses and chariots were used also in idolatrous processions, as noticed in regard to the sun. (2 Kings 23:11)

Horse

There is a fine description of a war-horse in the book of Job-a book which some think to be the oldest in the world. It is in the thirty- ninth chapter Job 39. "Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him; the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting."

In Jud 5 you will find this verse. "Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones." And it seems likely from this, that it was not the custom to shoe horses in those days, so that their hoofs were more easily broken.

They had horses in Egypt in very ancient times, as you will find if you read the first part of the book of Exodus. You will see there how the children of Israel escaped from Egypt, after they had been kept in hard bondage a great many years; and how when they had gone only a short distance, the wicked king Pharaoh went after them to try to get them back. There was a great company of the Israelites, men, women and children; they had nothing to ride on, and had their flocks and herds with them, so that they could not go very fast. They took the course which God directed, and it brought them to the Red Sea, where there were neither boats nor bridges for them to go over.

Just then they heard that Pharaoh and his army were coming after them. Some came in chariots of war, and of these there were six hundred drawn by horses; and a great many more came on horseback. Now what could these people do? If they went on, they would be drowned; and if they went back, or stayed where they were, they would fall into the hands of the Egyptians. God told them not to be afraid, for he would take care of them; so he divided the waters of the sea, and made a dry road for them to go through, while the water stood up like a wall on each side of them. Then the Egyptians followed on, and God let the waters flow down upon them, so that they were all drowned. Think what a sight it must have been, when the chariots, and horses, and men, were all surrounded by that great, mighty water, and then sunk down one after another, so that they could be seen no more. The children of Israel sang a psalm of praise after God had saved them in this wonderful manner, and these words are a part of it: "Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea."

In one of the last chapters in the Old Testament you will find these words, "In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD." This speaks of a time which has not yet come, but for which christians are looking, when this world will not be wicked as it now is; but when every thing, even the bells of the horses, shall be holy unto the Lord.

Always referred to in the Bible in connection with warlike operations, except Isaiah 28:28. The war-horse is described Job 39:19-25. For a long period after their settlement in Canaan the Israelites made no use of horses, according to the prohibition, Deuteronomy 17:16. David was the first to form a force of cavalry (2 Samuel 8:4). But Solomon, from his connection with Egypt, greatly multiplied their number (1 Kings 4:26; 10:26, 29). After this, horses were freely used in Israel (1 Kings 22:4; 2 Kings 3:7; 9:21, 33; 11:16). The furniture of the horse consisted simply of a bridle (Isaiah 30:28) and a curb (Psalm 32:9). 1. (n.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.

2. (n.) The male of the genus horse, in distinction from the female or male; usually, a castrated male.

3. (n.) Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot.

4. (n.) A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.

5. (n.) A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers were made to ride for punishment.

6. (n.) Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a horse; a hobby.

7. (n.) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance.

8. (n.) See Footrope, a.

9. (n.) A breast band for a leadsman.

10. (n.) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.

11. (n.) A jackstay.

12. (v. t.) To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or as on, a horse.

13. (v. t.) To sit astride of; to bestride.

14. (v. t.) To cover, as a mare; -- said of the male.

15. (v. t.) To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer.

16. (v. t.) To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.

17. (v. i.) To get on horseback.

HORSE

hors:

1. Names:

The common names are (1) cuc, and

(2) hippos.

(3) The word parash, "horseman," occurs often, and in several cases is translated "horse" or "warhorse" (Isaiah 28:28 Ezekiel 27:14 Joel 2:4 the Revised Version, margin); also in 2 Samuel 16, where the "horsemen" of English Versions of the Bible is ba`ale ha-parashim, "owners of horses"; compare Arabic faris, "horseman," and faras, "horse".

(4) The feminine form cucah, occurs in Songs 1:9, and is rendered as follows: Septuagint he hippos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) equitatum; the King James Version "company of horses," the Revised Version (British and American) "steed." It is not clear why English Versions of the Bible does not have "mare."

(5) The word 'abbirim, "strong ones," is used for horses in Judges 5:22 Jeremiah 8:16; Jeremiah 47:3; Jeremiah 50:11 (the King James Version "bulls"). In Psalm 22:12 the same word is translated "strong bulls" (of Bashan).

(6) For rekhesh (compare Arabic rakad, "to run"), in 1 Kings 4:28 Esther 8:10, 14 Micah 1:13, the Revised Version (British and American) has "swift steeds," while the King James Version gives "dromedaries" in 1 Kings and "mules" in Est.

(7) For kirkaroth (Isaiah 66:20), the King James Version and the English Revised Version have "swift beasts"; the English Revised Version margin and the American Standard Revised Version "dromedaries"; Septuagint skiddia, perhaps "covered carriages." In Esther 8:10, 14 we find the doubtful words

(8) 'achashteranim, and

(9) bene ha-rammakim, which have been variously translated. the King James Version has respectively "camels" and "young dromedaries," the Revised Version (British and American) "used in the king's service" and "bred of the stud," the Revised Version margin "mules" and "young dromedaries."

See CAMEL.

2. Origin:

The Hebrew and Egyptian names for the horse are alike akin to the Assyrian. The Jews may have obtained horses from Egypt (Deuteronomy 17:16), but the Canaanites before them had horses (Joshua 17:16), and in looking toward the Northeast for the origin of the horse, philologists are in agreement with zoologists who consider that the plains of Central Asia, and also of Europe, were the original home of the horse. At least one species of wild horse is still found in Central Asia.

3. Uses:

The horses of the Bible are almost exclusively war-horses, or at least the property of kings and not of the common people. A doubtful reference to the use of horses in threshing grain is found in Isaiah 28:28. Horses are among the property which the Egyptians gave to Joseph in exchange for grain (Genesis 47:17). In Deuteronomy 17:16 it is enjoined that the king "shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses." This and other injunctions failed to prevent the Jews from borrowing from the neighboring civilizations their customs, idolatries, and vices. Solomon's horses are enumerated in 1 Kings 4, and the se`irim and tebhen of 1 Kings 4:28 (5:8) are identical with the sha`ir ("barley") and tibn ("straw") with which the arab feeds his horse today. In war, horses were ridden and were driven in chariots (Exodus 14:9 Joshua 11:4 2 Samuel 15:1, etc.).

4. Figurative and Descriptive:

The horse is referred to figuratively chiefly in Zechariah and Revelation. A chariot and horses of fire take Elijah up to heaven (2 Kings 2:11 f). In Psalm 20:7; Psalm 33:17; and 76:6, the great strength of the horse is recalled as a reminder of the greater strength of God. In James 3:3, the small bridle by which the horse can be managed is compared to the tongue (compare Psalm 32:9). In Job 39:19-25 we have a magnificent description of a spirited war-horse.

Alfred Ely Day

HORSE, BLACK

(hippos melas): Symbolic of famine ("balance. measure of wheat for a shilling," etc., Revelation 6:5, 6; compare Zechariah 6:2, 6).

See REVELATION OF JOHN.

HORSE, RED

(hippos purros): Symbolic of war, bloodshed ("slay one another," etc., Revelation 6:4; compare Zechariah 18; 6:2).

See REVELATION OF JOHN.

HORSE, WHITE

(hippos leukos): Symbolic of victory, conquest ("bow. conquering and to conquer," Revelation 6:2; Revelation 19:11, 14; compare Zechariah 1:8; Zechariah 6:3, 1).

See REVELATION OF JOHN.

RED HORSE

See HORSE, RED; REVELATION OF JOHN.

GATE, CORNER, FOUNTAIN, HORSE, SUR

See JERUSALEM.

HORSE GATE

See JERUSALEM.

WHITE HORSE

See HORSE, WHITE.

2462. hippos -- a horse
... hippos. 2463 . a horse. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: hippos
Phonetic Spelling: (hip'-pos) Short Definition: a horse Definition: a horse. ...
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751. Archippos -- "horse-ruler," Archippus, a Christian at ...
... Archippos. 752 . "horse ... Word Origin from archo and hippos Definition "horse-ruler,"
Archippus, a Christian at Colossae NASB Word Usage Archippus (2). Archippus ...
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5376. Philippos -- "horse-loving," Philip, two sons of Herod the ...
... 5375, 5376. Philippos. 5377 . "horse-loving," Philip, two sons of Herod the
Great, also two Christians. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration ...
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5433. phruasso -- to neigh, whinny, fig. to be wanton
... 5433 -- properly, to snort, "vehemently neigh" (like a horse, ); (figuratively)
to act with rage (literally like "an uncontrolled horse"). ...
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1913. epibibazo -- to place upon
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epibibazo Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-bee-bad'-
zo) Short Definition: I place upon Definition: I place upon (a horse, mule). ...
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67. Agrippas -- Agrippa, the name of two descendant of Herod the ...
... Agrippa. Apparently from agrios and hippos; wild-horse tamer; Agrippas, one
of the Herods -- Agrippa. see GREEK agrios. see GREEK hippos. ...
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1690. embrimaomai -- to be moved with anger, to admonish sternly
... 1690 (from 1722 , "engaged " and , "to snort") -- properly, snort like an angry
horse; (literally) "(roar) with rage" () which expresses , ie deep feeling that ...
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1910. epibaino -- to go aboard, to go up to
... Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-bah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I step on, mount, board
Definition: (a) I set foot on, step on, (b) I mount (a horse), board (a vessel ...
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2934. ktenos -- a beast of burden
... Neuter Transliteration: ktenos Phonetic Spelling: (ktay'-nos) Short Definition:
a beast of burden Definition: a beast of burden (generally, a horse or mule ...
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2461. hippikos -- cavalry
... horsemen, cavalry. Neuter of a derivative of hippos; the cavalry force --
horse(-men). see GREEK hippos. (ippikou) -- 1 Occurrence. 2460, 2461. hippikos. ...
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5483b. sus -- a horse
... 5483a, 5483b. sus. 5484 . a horse. Transliteration: sus Short Definition:
horses. Word Origin probably of foreign origin Definition ...
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1725. dahar -- to rush, dash (of a horse)
... 1724, 1725. dahar. 1726 . to rush, dash (of a horse). Transliteration: dahar
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-har') Short Definition: galloping. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6571a. parash -- a horse, steed
... 6571, 6571a. parash. 6571b . a horse, steed. Transliteration: parash Short
Definition: horses. Word Origin from an unused word Definition ...
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6571. parash -- a horse, steed
... 6570, 6571. parash. 6571a . a horse, steed. Transliteration: parash Phonetic
Spelling: (paw-rawsh') Short Definition: horseman. horseman ...
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5483. cuwc -- a swallow, swift (type of bird)
... Or cuc {soos}; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse
(as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse((-back ...
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7392. rakab -- to mount and ride, ride
... A primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place
upon (for riding or generally), to despatch -- bring (on (horse-)back), carry ...
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5936. aluqah -- a leech
... horse-leech. Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck; the
leech -- horse-leech. 5935, 5936. aluqah. 5937 . Strong's Numbers.
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7483. ramah -- perhaps vibration, quivering
... thunder. Feminine of ra'am; the mane of a horse (as quivering in the wind) -- thunder.
see HEBREW ra'am. 7482, 7483. ramah. 7484 . Strong's Numbers.
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7267. rogez -- agitation, excitement, raging
... From ragaz; commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet,
anger -- fear, noise, rage, trouble(-ing), wrath. see HEBREW ragaz. ...
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5485. Susi -- a Manassite
... Word Origin from the same as sus Definition a Manassite NASB Word Usage Susi (1).
Susi. From cuwc; horse-like; Susi, an Israelite -- Susi. see HEBREW cuwc. ...
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How Miracles of Healing have Been Frequently Wrought in the Place ...
... How miracles of healing have been frequently wrought in the place where King Oswald
was killed; and how, first, a traveller's horse was restored and afterwards ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap ix how miracles of.htm

That the Logos is One, not Many. Of the Word, Faithful and True ...
... Book II. 4. That the Logos is One, Not Many. Of the Word, Faithful and True,
and of His White Horse. "He was in the beginning with ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/4 that the logos is.htm

Goes to Housekeeping. Discussions with Mr. Maddox. Attends Meeting ...
... Is Baptized by William Tharp. Double Damages for an Old Horse. Begins Trading. ... Is
Baptized by William Tharp. Double Damages for an Old Horse. Begins Trading. ...
/.../chapter vi goes to housekeeping.htm

Narrow Escapes. Is Thrown from a Horse. Has Pneumonia. Nearly ...
... PART I."AUTOBIOGRAPHY. CHAPTER X. Narrow Escapes. Is Thrown from a Horse. Has Pneumonia. ...
Reflections. Narrow Escapes. Is Thrown from a Horse. Has Pneumonia. ...
/.../chapter x narrow escapes is.htm

It was a Difficult Matter to Persuade Me that the Tinseled Ware ...
... THE THIRD CENTURY 9 It was a difficult matter to persuade me that the tinseled
ware upon a hobby-horse was a fine thing. It was a ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/9 it was a difficult.htm

After this Diamond Recovered So Fast, that in a Few Days He was ...
... Just come home with me now and look at a horse I can let you have cheap. ... But for
a four-wheeler as takes families and their luggages, he's the very horse. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 14 after this diamond.htm

Diamond Said Nothing to his Mother About his Adventures. ...
... Diamond the horse wanted new shoes, and Diamond's father took him out of the stable,
and was just getting on his back to ride him to the forge, when he saw his ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 5 diamond said nothing.htm

Diamond Woke Very Early in the Morning, and Thought what a Curious ...
... that even old Diamond was not awake yet, for he, as well as young Diamond, always
got up the moment he woke, and now he was lying as flat as a horse could lie ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 3 diamond woke very.htm

God's Care Over Me
... ride on horseback. My parents would never let me try, for fear that I should
have a fit, fall from the horse, and be killed. At the ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xvi gods care over.htm

Circumstances, which Throw Light on the First Seal, and Partly ...
... Egyptians. A noble spirited horse, which is called Pharas, refers to eminence
and dignity, in the interpretation of dreams. Common ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/circumstances which throw light on.htm

War-horse (1 Occurrence)
War-horse. War-horn, War-horse. War-horses . Multi-Version
Concordance War-horse (1 Occurrence). Proverbs 30:31 The ...
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Horse (62 Occurrences)
... The war-horse is described Job 39:19-25. ... The furniture of the horse consisted
simply of a bridle (Isaiah 30:28) and a curb (Psalm 32:9). ...
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Horse-gate (3 Occurrences)
Horse-gate. Horsegate, Horse-gate. Horse-heels . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Multi-Version Concordance Horse-gate (3 Occurrences). ...
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Horse-heels (2 Occurrences)
Horse-heels. Horse-gate, Horse-heels. Horsehoofs . Multi-Version
Concordance Horse-heels (2 Occurrences). Genesis 49 ...
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Horse-leech (1 Occurrence)
Horse-leech. Horseleech, Horse-leech. Horseman . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Multi-Version Concordance Horse-leech (1 Occurrence). ...
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Rider (26 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders;
a commercial traveler. 3. (n.) One who breaks or manages a horse. ...
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Ride (31 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To be carried on the back of an animal,
as a horse. ... 5. (vi) To manage a horse, as an equestrian. ...
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Horse's (3 Occurrences)
...Horse's (3 Occurrences). ... Genesis 49:17 Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder
in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward. ...
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War-carriage (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 10:29 A war-carriage might be got from Egypt for six hundred shekels of
silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; they got them at the same rate for ...
/w/war-carriage.htm - 9k

Horseman (13 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen"
mentioned Exodus 14:9 were "mounted men", ie, men who rode in chariots. ...
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