Hebrew · H4185, G3346 · unreviewed

Mush

To withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) · to transport

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מוּשׁ H4185 to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
μετατίθημι G3346 to transport
Pronunciation metatíthēmi
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What does mush (mush) mean in the Bible?

מוּשׁ · μετατίθημι is a Hebrew word meaning "to depart, be removed".

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Meaning

to depart, be removed
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×
Imperfect Exod 13:22 · Exod 33:11 · Isa 46:7 · Isa 54:10 · Jer 17:8 · Josh 1:8 · Nah 3:1 · Ps 55:12 · Isa 59:21 · Jer 31:36 · Isa 22:25 · Prov 17:13 13×
Jussive Judg 6:18
Perfect Num 14:44
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Job 23:12 · Mic 2:3 · Mic 2:4 · Prov 17:13
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 19 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 18 Perfect 1
Stem
Qal 15 Hiphil 4
Mood
Indicative/jussive 16 Indicative/cohortative 1 Jussive 1 Indicative 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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