What does בֹץ (bōṣ) mean in the Bible?
בֹץ (bōṣ): Sticky, clay-like mud that impedes movement; used metaphorically for spiritual entrapment and distress
Hebrew · H1206
בֹץ
Mud (as whitish clay)
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בֹץ H1206
Pronunciation bōṣ
What does בֹץ (bōṣ) mean in the Bible?
בֹץ (bōṣ): Sticky, clay-like mud that impedes movement; used metaphorically for spiritual entrapment and distress
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How does the BSB render H1206?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include into the mire (1).
Where does בֹץ (bōṣ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 38:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It into the mire 1× Jeremiah 38:22
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 38:22
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 1
Source forms
בַבֹּ֛ץ 1x ḇab·bōṣ Jeremiah 38:22
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 38:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sticky, clay-like mud that impedes movement; used metaphorically for spiritual entrapment and distress
Source Gloss
mud (as whitish clay)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sticky, clay-like mud that impedes movement; used metaphorically for spiritual entrapment and distress
mud (as whitish clay) BDB: mire Usage: mire.
Word Origins
בֹץ is built from this root:
בּוּץ H948
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain