Hebrew · H2983

יְבוּסִי

A Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus

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יְבוּסִיH2983

Pronunciationyĕbûsiy

What does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) mean in the Bible?

יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy): Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem whose city David conquered; represents displacement by covenant people

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What does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) mean in the Bible?

יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy): Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem whose city David conquered; represents displacement by covenant people

How does the BSB render H2983?

The BSB source-word alignment has 41 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and Jebusites (17), the Jebusites (9), the Jebusite (6), of the Jebusites (3), Jebusites (2).

Where does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (10), 1 Chronicles (6), Exodus (6), 2 Samuel (4).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

and Jebusites17×Genesis 15:21, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5

the Jebusites9×Genesis 10:16, Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21, 2 Samuel 5:6

the Jebusite6×2 Samuel 24:16, 2 Samuel 24:18, 1 Chronicles 21:15, 1 Chronicles 21:18

of the Jebusites3×Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:16, Nehemiah 9:8

Jebusites2×Numbers 13:29, Ezra 9:1

a Jebusite1×1 Chronicles 11:6

Jebus1×Joshua 18:28

Jebusite1×Judges 19:11

will be like the Jebusites1×Zechariah 9:7

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 10:16

Aligned rows41

Books represented13

Genesis2Exodus6Numbers1Deuteronomy2Joshua10Judges42 Samuel41 Kings11 Chronicles62 Chronicles2Ezra1Nehemiah1Zechariah1

Source forms

הַיְבוּסִי֙6xhay·ḇū·sîGenesis 10:16, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:16

וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃6xwə·hay·ḇū·sîExodus 3:8, Exodus 33:2, Exodus 34:11, Joshua 3:10

וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י4xwə·hay·ḇū·sîExodus 3:17, Exodus 23:23, Deuteronomy 20:17, Joshua 24:11

וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י3xwə·hay·ḇū·sîDeuteronomy 7:1, 1 Kings 9:20, 2 Chronicles 8:7

הַיְבוּסִ֜י2xhay·ḇū·sîJoshua 15:63, Judges 1:21

הַיְבוּסִֽי׃ס2xhay·ḇū·sîGenesis 15:21, 1 Chronicles 21:15

הַיְבֻסִֽי׃2xhay·ḇu·sî2 Samuel 24:18, 1 Chronicles 21:18

הַיְבוּסִ֥י1xhay·ḇū·sîJudges 19:11

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular19xGenesis 10:16, Genesis 15:21, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular19xExodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23

Noun - proper - masculine singular2x2 Samuel 5:8, 1 Chronicles 11:6

Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xZechariah 9:7

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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יְבוּסִי

What does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) mean in the Bible?

What does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2983?

Where does יְבוּסִי (yĕbûsiy) appear in Scripture?

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