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Lexicon :: Strong's H887 - bā'aš

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בָּאַשׁ
Transliteration
bā'aš
Pronunciation
baw-ash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 195

Strong’s Definitions

בָּאַשׁ bâʼash, baw-ash'; a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally:—(make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H887 in the following manner: stink (10x), abhor (3x), abomination (1x), loathsome (1x), stinking savour (1x), utterly 1 (inf. for emphasis).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H887 in the following manner: stink (10x), abhor (3x), abomination (1x), loathsome (1x), stinking savour (1x), utterly 1 (inf. for emphasis).

  1. to have a bad smell, stink, smell bad

    1. (Qal) to stink, smell bad

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to become odious

      2. to make oneself odious

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to stink, emit a stinking odour

      2. to cause to stink

      3. of wickedness (fig.)

    4. (Hithpael) to make oneself odious

  2. (TWOT) to abhor

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּאַשׁ bâʼash, baw-ash'; a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally:—(make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), × utterly.
STRONGS H887: Abbreviations
† בָּאַשׁ verb have a bad smell, stink (Arabic bdb009202 be evil, Aramaic H888 בְּאֵשׁ, bdb009203 be evil, Assyrian bîšu LotzTP 78) —
Qal Perfect וּבָאַשׁ consecutive Exodus 7:18; Imperfect וַיִּבְאַשׁ Exodus 7:21, אַֿ֑שׁ Exodus 16:20; 3rd person feminine singular תִּבְאַשׁ Isaiah 50:2; וַתִּבְאַשׁ Exodus 8:10; — stink, of Nile, on account of dead fish Exodus 7:18, 21 (E); of land of Egypt, owing to dead frogs Exodus 8:10 (J); of manna kept over Exodus 16:20 (P ? or R) וַיָּרֻם תּוֺלָעִים וַיִּבְאַ֑שׁ and it grew foul (rotten, decayed) with worms, and stank; Isaiah 50:2 תִּבְאַשׁ דְּגָתָם מֵאֵין מַיִם וְתָמֹת בַּצָּמָא their fish stink for lack of water, etc. (Greek Version of the LXX Lo Di read תִּיבַשׁ, dry up and die, which suits ||, but not the usage of יָבֵשׁ).
Niph. Perfect נִבְאַשׁ 1 Samuel 13:4; נִבְאֲשׁוּ 2 Samuel 10:6; נִבְאַשְׁתָּ 2 Samuel 16:2; — only figurative make oneself odious, become odious (compare English be in bad odour), followed by אֵת with = towards; נִבְאַשְׁתָּ אֶתאָֿבִיךָ 2 Samuel 16:21 thou hast become odious with thy father; also followed by בְּ (rather strangely) 1 Samuel 13:4 Israel made themselves odious to the Philistines; 2 Samuel 10:6 Ammonites to David.
Hiph. Perfect הִבְאִישׁ Exodus 16:24; 1 Samuel 27:12; הִבְאִישׁוּ Psalm 38:6; הִבְאַשְׁתֶּם Exodus 5:21; Imperfect יַבְאִישׁ Proverbs 13:5; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Infinitive absolute הַבְאֵשׁ 1 Samuel 27:12; construct suffix לְהַבְאִישֵׁנִי Genesis 34:30; —
1. emit a stinking odour Exodus 16:24 of manna (compare Qal Exodus 16:20); Psalm 38:6 הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י my wounds have grown stinking, they have festered (of chastisement for sin); 1 Samuel 17:12 figurative of David הַבְאֵשׁ הִבְאִישׁ בְּעַמּוֺ he hath become utterly abhorred among his people.
2. cause to stink, זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת יַבְאִישׁ יַבִּיעַ שֶׁמֶן רוֺקֵ֑חַ dead flies cause to stink (and) to ferment the oil of a perfumer; usually figurative הִבְאַשְׁתֶּם אֶתרֵֿיחֵנוּ Exodus 5:21 (J), i.e. ye have made us odious, followed by בְּעֵינֵי, compare (with accusative of person) Genesis 34:30 followed by בְ; also without object Proverbs 13:5 a wicked man makes odious and shameful (De Now Str; Be Ew Hi Zö acts odiously and shamefully).
Hithp. Perfect הִתְבָּאֲשׁוּ 1 Chronicles 19:6 they had made themselves odious (= Niph. in || 2 Samuel 10:6), followed by עִם.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:30; 34:30

Exodus

5:21; 5:21; 7:18; 7:18; 7:21; 7:21; 8:10; 8:10; 16:20; 16:20; 16:20; 16:24; 16:24

1 Samuel

13:4; 13:4; 17:12; 27:12; 27:12

2 Samuel

10:6; 10:6; 10:6; 16:2; 16:21

1 Chronicles

19:6

Psalms

38:6; 38:6

Proverbs

13:5; 13:5

Ecclesiastes

10:1

Isaiah

50:2; 50:2

H887

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Strong's Number H887 matches the Hebrew בָּאַשׁ (bā'aš),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land - among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:21 - and they said to them, "May the LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the opinion of Pharaoh and his servants, so that you have given them an excuse to kill us!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - Fish in the Nile will die, the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from the Nile."'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21 - When the fish that were in the Nile died, the Nile began to stink, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood everywhere in the land of Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:14 - The Egyptians piled them in countless heaps, and the land stank.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20 - But they did not listen to Moses; some kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:24 - So they put it aside until the morning, just as Moses had commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:4 - All Israel heard this message, "Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!" So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:12 - So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, "He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:6 - When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:21 - Ahithophel replied to Absalom, "Have sex with your father's concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:6 - When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:5 - The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 - all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help, but only shame and disgrace."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:2 - Why does no one challenge me when I come? Why does no one respond when I call? Is my hand too weak to deliver you? Do I lack the power to rescue you? Look, with a mere shout I can dry up the sea; I can turn streams into a desert, so the fish rot away and die from lack of water.
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