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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) That part of military force which serves on horseback.

Greek

2461. hippikos -- cavalry
... 2460, 2461. hippikos. 2462 . cavalry. Transliteration: hippikos Phonetic Spelling:
(hip-pee-kon') Short Definition: horsemen. ... horsemen, cavalry. ...
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3003. legion -- a legion
... Definition: a legion, very large number Definition: properly: a division of the
Roman army, numbering about 6,000 infantry with additional cavalry; hence: a ...
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2460. hippeus -- a horseman
... horseman. From hippos; an equestrian, ie Member of a cavalry corps -- horseman.
see GREEK hippos. (ippeis) -- 2 Occurrences. 2459, 2460. hippeus. 2461 . ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2701. Chatsar Susah -- "village of cavalry," a place in Simeon
... "village of cavalry," a place in Simeon. Transliteration: Chatsar Susah Phonetic
Spelling: (khats-ar'soo-saw') Short Definition: Hazar-susah. ...
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6571. parash -- a horse, steed
... as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting (compare cuwc)); also
(by implication) a driver (in a chariot), ie (collectively) cavalry -- horseman ...
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7393. rekeb -- chariotry, chariot, millstone
... From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy
a rider, ie The upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from ...
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6571b. parash -- horseman
... Word Origin from the same as parash Definition horseman NASB Word Usage cavalry
(2), horseman (1), horsemen (50). 6571a, 6571b. parash. 6572 . ...
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Library

The Burning of Athens.
... The Thessalians."Their hostility to the Phocaeans."Defeat of the Thessalians."Phocaean
stratagem."A spectral army."Thessalian cavalry."Pitfall for ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter x the burning of.htm

The Outbreak at Benares.
... regiment, which was believed to be tainted; a Sikh regiment, the temper of which
was little known; and, a few miles off, an Irregular Cavalry regiment, composed ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xvii the outbreak at.htm

The Conquest of Lydia.
... battle at Pteria."Undecisive result."Croesus returns to Sardis."Cyrus follows
him."Confusion and alarm at Sardis."The Lydian cavalry."Nature of ...
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Visit to Cities in the North-West and to Kumaon --Visit to England ...
... For a time two such services were held, one in the Mission chapel, and
another in the schoolroom of the cavalry barracks. On the ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xix visit to cities.htm

Calms and Crises
... Then how will you run with cavalry?' The other is more clear in the Revised Version
rendering: 'Though in a land of peace you are secure, what will you do in ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/calms and crises.htm

How Caius Julius Caesar was the First Roman that came into Britain ...
... roughly handled in a battle, and then caught in a storm, he lost a considerable
part of his fleet, no small number of foot-soldiers, and almost all his cavalry ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap ii how caius julius.htm

Rebellion of Attalus and his General Heraclean; and How He ...
... [1631] When the Romans had been nominated for the other offices, Alaric was appointed
general of the cavalry and infantry, and Ataulphus, the brother of his ...
/.../chapter viii rebellion of attalus and.htm

Second Five Years.
... Paneg. [321] c.17 and 21; Paneg. [313] c.5); then the cavalry of Maxentius
was defeated at Turin (Naz. Paneg. [321] c.22; Paneg. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/section 4 second five years.htm

Tries to Become a Politician. Fails. Last Act as a Politician. ...
... But I have long regarded it as a special providence of God. I was an officer in
a large cavalry company under the training of Col. JW Griffith. ...
/.../chapter vii tries to become.htm

The Review of the Troops at Doriscus.
... The Hebrus."Plain of Doriscus."Preparations for the great review."Mode of taking
a census."Immense numbers of the troops."The cavalry."Corps of ...
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Thesaurus

Cavalry (11 Occurrences)
...Cavalry (11 Occurrences). ... Acts 23:32 The next day the infantry returned to the
barracks, leaving the cavalry to proceed with him; (WEY NIV). ...
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Infantry (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A body of children. 2. (n.) A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers,
in distinction from cavalry. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Roman (26 Occurrences)
... 3. The "Auxilia": The auxilia were organized as infantry in cohortes, as
cavalry in alae, or as mixed bodies, cohortes equitatae. ...
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Legion (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at
different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the ...
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Troop (28 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting
usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation ...
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Cornet (8 Occurrences)
... wares. 5. (n.) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied
by a cornet player. 6. (n.) The standard of such a troop. ...
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Horse (62 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Army (401 Occurrences)
... had reserved from the spoils of war in his victorious campaign against Hadadezer,
king of Zobah, horses for 100 chariots (2 Samuel 8:4), cavalry and chariots ...
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Great (10383 Occurrences)
... Two years later, at the decisive battle of Chaeroneia, which fixed the doom of the
Greek autonomous city, Alexander commanded the feudal cavalry of Macedon ...
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Assyria (124 Occurrences)
... The army consisted of cavalry, infantry, bowmen and slingers, as well as
of a corps of charioteers. After the rise of the Second ...
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Bible Concordance

Cavalry (11 Occurrences)

Acts 23:23 Then, calling to him two of the Captains, he gave his orders. "Get ready two hundred men," he said, "to march to Caesarea, with seventy cavalry and two hundred light infantry, starting at nine o'clock to-night."
(WEY)

Acts 23:32 The next day the infantry returned to the barracks, leaving the cavalry to proceed with him;
(WEY NIV)

Acts 23:33 and, the cavalry having reached Caesarea and delivered the letter to the Governor, they brought Paul also to him.
(WEY NIV)

Revelation 9:16 The number of the cavalry was two hundred millions; I heard their number.
(WEY RSV)

Nehemiah 2:9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 26:7 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 26:10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover you: your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, as men enter into a city in which is made a breach.
(See NAS)

Daniel 11:40 At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
(See NIV)

Joel 2:4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and as horsemen, so do they run.
(See NIV)

Nahum 3:3 the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies,
(See NIV)

Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Cavalry

Cavalry: Mounted: On Camels

Cavalry: Mounted: On Horses

Related Terms

Infantry (3 Occurrences)

Roman (26 Occurrences)

Legion (3 Occurrences)

Troop (28 Occurrences)

Cornet (8 Occurrences)

Horse (62 Occurrences)

Army (401 Occurrences)