What does מְבוּכָה (mĕbûkāh) mean in the Bible?
מְבוּכָה (mĕbûkāh): State of mental confusion or panic where one loses sense of direction and rational thought
Hebrew · H3998
מְבוּכָה
Perplexity
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מְבוּכָהH3998
Pronunciationmĕbûkāh
What does מְבוּכָה (mĕbûkāh) mean in the Bible?
מְבוּכָה (mĕbûkāh): State of mental confusion or panic where one loses sense of direction and rational thought
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3998?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and confusion (1), of their confusion (1).
Where does מְבוּכָה (mĕbûkāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 22:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Micah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand confusion1×Isaiah 22:5
of their confusion1×Micah 7:4
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First aligned rowIsaiah 22:5
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Isaiah1Micah1
Source forms
וּמְבוּכָ֗ה1xū·mə·ḇū·ḵāhIsaiah 22:5
מְבוּכָתָֽם׃1xmə·ḇū·ḵā·ṯāmMicah 7:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 22:5
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xMicah 7:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. State of mental confusion or panic where one loses sense of direction and rational thought
Source Gloss
perplexity
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
State of mental confusion or panic where one loses sense of direction and rational thought
perplexity BDB: confusion Usage: perplexity.
Word Origins
מְבוּכָה is built from this root: