[hawrs-muh
n] 
| 1. | a person who is skilled in riding a horse. |
| 2. | a person on horseback. |
| 3. | a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses. |
| horse·man (hôrs'mən) n.
|
Horseman
Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen" mentioned Ex. 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., men who rode in chariots. The army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We find that at a later period, however, the Egyptians had cavalry (2 Chr. 12:3). (See HORSE.)