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Lexicon :: Strong's H2365 - ḥûšay

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חוּשַׁי
Transliteration
ḥûšay
Pronunciation
khoo-shah'-ee
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

חוּשַׁי Chûwshay, khoo-shah'-ee; from H2363; hasty; Chushai, an Israelite:—Hushai.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H2365 in the following manner: Hushai (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H2365 in the following manner: Hushai (14x).

  1. Hushai = "hasting"

    1. an Archite, a friend of David

    2. the father of Baana, an officer of Solomon; probably the same as 1

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוּשַׁי Chûwshay, khoo-shah'-ee; from H2363; hasty; Chushai, an Israelite:—Hushai.
STRONGS H2365: Abbreviations
† חוּשַׁי proper name, masculine
1. הָאַרְכִּי ח׳ 2 Samuel 15:32; so 2 Samuel 17:5,14, called רֵעֶה דוד 2 Samuel 15:37 friend of David, so 2 Samuel 16:16a; compare 2 Samuel 16:16b; 2 Samuel 16:17, 18; 1 Chronicles 27:33; also 1 Samuel 17:6, 7, 8, 15.
2. 1 Kings 4:16 father of one of Solomon's officers.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

17:6; 17:7; 17:8; 17:15

2 Samuel

15:32; 15:37; 16:16; 16:16; 16:17; 16:18; 17:5; 17:14

1 Kings

4:16

1 Chronicles

27:33

H2365

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2365 matches the Hebrew חוּשַׁי (ḥûšay),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:32 - When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:37 - So David’s friend Hushai returned to Jerusalem, getting there just as Absalom arrived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:16 - When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite arrived, he went immediately to see Absalom. “Long live the king!” he exclaimed. “Long live the king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:17 - “Is this the way you treat your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why aren’t you with him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:18 - “I’m here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the LORD and by all the men of Israel,” Hushai replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:5 - But then Absalom said, “Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let’s see what he thinks about this.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:6 - When Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had said. Then he asked, “What is your opinion? Should we follow Ahithophel’s advice? If not, what do you suggest?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - “Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:8 - You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai’s advice is better than Ahithophel’s.” For the LORD had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15 - Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, what Ahithophel had said to Absalom and the elders of Israel and what he himself had advised instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:16 - Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33 - Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the king’s friend.
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