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# horse

«horse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a big strong animal with four legs, hooves, a mane and a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (horse, horses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A horse is a big strong animal with four legs, hooves, a mane and a long tail, that people ride or use to pull carts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#m1)

2) A horse (a vaulting horse) is a piece of gym equipment you jump over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#m2)

3) A toy horse, like a rocking horse or a hobby horse, is made for children to play on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Horses in the Torah belong to Egypt's army and chariots, and stand for worldly military power. Interpretation: The Song at the Sea praises God for throwing "the horse and his rider" into the sea. The king is also told not to multiply horses. In the primary lessons: In maths, animals counted; 4 legs each; rides with a price or speed. In science, a horse is a mammal that eats grass and hay; a baby horse is a foal. In everyday life: horse riding, farms, police horses, races. In safety: never walk right behind a horse, it can kick. In stories, knights and cowboys ride horses. Phrases: «ride a horse», «on horseback», «horse riding», «hold your horses» (wait).

### examples

- And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. (Torah EXO.14.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x1)
- Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward. (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x2)
- And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x3)
- Do horses run upon the rocks? (Prophets AMO.6.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x4)
- Hast thou given the horse his strength? (Writings JOB.39.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x5)
- Thou hast trodden the sea with Thy horses, the foaming of mighty waters. (Prophets HAB.3.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x6)
- The farm has 6 horses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x7)
- Each horse eats 10 kg of hay a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x8)
- How many legs do the horses have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x9)
- A horse ride costs 5 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x10)
- She has riding lessons on a brown horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x11)
- The horse pulled the cart up the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x12)
- A baby horse is called a foal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x13)
- The knight rode his white horse to the castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x14)
- In gym class we jumped over the horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x15)
- «Hold your horses!» said Dad, meaning «wait a moment». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x16)
- The king leaped from his horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/#x17)

### note

Plural: horses. Animals counted; «each horse eats» is a rate. Trap: in leg puzzles a horse has 4 legs, a rider 2. Do not confuse with hoarse (a rough voice when you have a sore throat), which sounds the same.

### In the corpora

- [And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.274/)
- [And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.418/)
- [And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.162/)
- [And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.747/)
- [So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.138/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «horse» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horse/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.