Horse

H5483
Hebrew
UBS
סוּס
çûwçsoos
Noun Masculine

Definition

= large domesticated solid-hoofed quadruped; stockily built in comparison to today's horses, with shorter heads and thicker necks; about 122–142 cm tall, and 2.1 m long; its coat varies from dark to pale brown; it eats plants; ◄ Equus caballus; ► used in battle, both to ride and for pulling chariots; ≈ symbolic of military might; associated with the sun, which was said to ride across the sky in a chariot

Semantic Domains

Domestic Animals
Names of Constructions
Birds

Etymology

or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy);

KJV Translations

crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ)

Occurrences131
Frequency Rank#274

Verse Usage

This word appears 131 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.