What does מְבוּסָה (mĕbûsāh) mean in the Bible?
מְבוּסָה (mĕbûsāh): Violent subjugation through trampling; often depicts military defeat or divine judgment crushing enemies underfoot
Hebrew · H4001
מְבוּסָה
A trampling
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מְבוּסָהH4001
Pronunciationmĕbûsāh
What does מְבוּסָה (mĕbûsāh) mean in the Bible?
מְבוּסָה (mĕbûsāh): Violent subjugation through trampling; often depicts military defeat or divine judgment crushing enemies underfoot
Full entry for מְבוּסָה (H4001) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4001?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of strange speech (2), and trampling (1).
Where does מְבוּסָה (mĕbûsāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 18:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof strange speech2×Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7
and trampling1×Isaiah 22:5
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Usage map
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First aligned rowIsaiah 18:2
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Isaiah3
Source forms
וּמְבוּסָ֔ה1xū·mə·ḇū·sāhIsaiah 18:2
וּמְבוּסָ֗ה1xū·mə·ḇū·sāhIsaiah 18:7
וּמְבוּסָ֜ה1xū·mə·ḇū·sāhIsaiah 22:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular3xIsaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7, Isaiah 22:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent subjugation through trampling; often depicts military defeat or divine judgment crushing enemies underfoot
Source Gloss
a trampling
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent subjugation through trampling; often depicts military defeat or divine judgment crushing enemies underfoot
a trampling BDB: down-treading Usage: treading (trodden) down (under foot).
Word Origins
מְבוּסָה is built from this root: