בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash) — Be Abhorred
Hebrew word study: בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash), Strong's H887. to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally
KJV translation words: (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
Strong's H887 is tagged on 17 words in 16 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:30 and last appears in Isaiah 50:2.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 16)
- Genesis 34:30 — לְהַבְאִישֵׁנִי — by making odious me
- Exodus 5:21 — הִבְאַשְׁתֶּם — you have made stink
- Exodus 7:18 — וּבָאַשׁ — and it will stink
- Exodus 7:21 — וַיִּבְאַשׁ — and it stank
- Exodus 8:14 — וַתִּבְאַשׁ — and it stank
- Exodus 16:20 — וַיִּבְאַשׁ — and it stank
- Exodus 16:24 — הִבְאִישׁ — it stank
- 1 Samuel 13:4 — נִבְאַשׁ — it has made itself odious
- 1 Samuel 27:12 — הַבְאֵשׁ — certainly to become odious
- 2 Samuel 10:6 — נִבְאֲשׁוּ — they had made themselves odious
- 2 Samuel 16:21 — נִבְאַשְׁתָּ — you have made yourself odious
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 — הִתְבָּאֲשׁוּ — they had made themselves odious
- Psalms 38:5 — הִבְאִישׁוּ — they stink
- Proverbs 13:5 — יַבְאִישׁ — he acts odiously
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 — יַבְאִישׁ — it causes to stink
- Isaiah 50:2 — תִּבְאַשׁ — it will stink
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H888 בְּאֵשׁ (bᵉʼêsh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does bâʼash (H887) mean?
To smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.
How is H887 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H887 as: (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly..
How often does בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash) appear?
Strong's H887 is tagged on 17 words in 16 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:30 and last appears in Isaiah 50:2.
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