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horseman

Meaning of “horseman”

A man riding on horseback, especially a mounted soldier.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Kings 9:17

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “horseman”

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2 Kings 9:17
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:17 · retained source text

And there stood a watchman on the towre in Iezreel, and hee spied the company of Iehu as he came, and said, I see a companie. And Ioram sayd, Take an horseman, and send to meete them, and let him say, Is it peace?

Nahum 3:3
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nahum 3:3 · retained source text

The horseman lifteth vp both the bright sword, & the glittering speare, and there is a multitude of slaine, and a great number of carkeises: and there is none ende of their corpses: they stumble vpon their corpses,

1611 marginal noteHeb. the flame of the sword and the lightning of the speare.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A man skilled in riding. A soldier who serves on horseback.

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