Khel parashim (חיל פרשים) means cavalry in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֵיל פָּרָשִׁים
khel parashim
noun · masculine
In English
cavalry
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khel parashim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כוח צבאי חמוש, שאנשיו נלחמים כשהם רכובים על סוסים (ולעתים רחוקות יותר על גמלים).
The word Khel parashim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵיל פָּרָשִׁים
- Written without vowel points
- חיל פרשים
- Said
- khel parashim
- Plural
- חֵילוֹת פָּרָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' חֵילוֹת פָּרָשִׁים
- Gematria
- 678
This is how Khel parashim is said in other languages.
- English
- cavalry
- Russian
- кавалерия,конница
- Spanish
- caballería
- German
- Kavallerie
The word Khel parashim is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חיל פרשים כבדים
- חיל פרשים קלים
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These words come before and after Khel parashim in the dictionary.
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What does Khel parashim (חיל פרשים) mean in Hebrew?
Khel parashim (חיל פרשים) means cavalry. It is said khel parashim, with the stress on shim.
Is Khel parashim (חיל פרשים) masculine or feminine?
The word Khel parashim (חיל פרשים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֵילוֹת פָּרָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חיל פרשים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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