Strong's Lexicon

H888

H888 — בְּאֵשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicb'eshverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2622

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H888
Word:	בְּאֵשׁ
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to H887
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	b'esh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	be-aysh'
Meaning:	1. displease
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9359

בְּאֵשׁ verb be evil, bad (so ᵑ7 ; Syriac [untranscribed source text 5935]; Old Aramaic באש Lzb²³⁸ SAC²⁷ Cooke¹⁹¹; compare Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular impersonal עֲלוֺהִי ׳ ב Dan 6:15 i.e. it was evil (displeasing) to him (compare Biblical Hebrew [רעע] 1 ).

BDB9553

טְאֵב verb be good ( ᵑ7 Syriac, see Biblical Hebrew טוֺב); —

Pe Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ט, with עַל person Dan 6:24 it was good to him = he was glad (compare בְּאֵשׁ v.Dan 6:15).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

באש (bee-oosh’)

Ezra 4:12

KJV: Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.set up: or, finishedjoined: Chaldee, sewed together

EHCC: building the rebellious and the bad city,