Strong's Lexicon

H947

H947 — בּוּס

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

Hebrewbuwcverb-stemOccurrences: 12TWOT: 216

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H947
Word:בּוּס
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:12
Transliteration:buwc
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:boos
Meaning:1. to trample (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.

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[בּוּס] verb tread down, trample

Qal Imperfect יָבוּס Ps 60:14 = Ps 108:14 3 feminine singular תָּבוּס Prov 27:7, אָבוּס Isa 63:6 suffix 3 singular אֲבוּסֶנּוּ Isa 14:25 1 plural נָבוּס Ps 44:6 — tread down, trample (of warriors), no object expressed Zech 10:5 id., figurative with accusative (subject ׳ י, as warrior) Isa 14:25 compare Ps 60:14 = Ps 108:14; Isa 63:6 (subject men, with God's help) Ps 44:6 figurative = reject, loathe Prov 27:7.
Polel Perfect בּוֺסְסוּ Isa 63:18 בֹּסְסוּ Jer 12:10 — tread down in bad sense, subject enemies of ׳ י, object accusative Jer 12:10 (in metaphor); = desecrate (object מקדשׁ ) Isa 63:18 .
Hithpolel Participle feminine מִתְבּוֺסֶסֶת Ezek 16:6; Ezek 16:22 of the blind movements of infant's limbs, kick out (this way and that), figurative of Jerusalem.
Hoph`al Participle מוּבָ֑ס Isa 14:19 passive trodden down Isa 14:19 , of corpse, simile of king of Babylon.


Other Resources

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

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