What does בְּאֻשִׁים (bĕʾûšiym) mean in the Bible?
בְּאֻשִׁים (bĕʾûšiym): Toxic fruit that corrupts expectation—wild grapes masquerading as cultivated vines, a metaphor for moral degeneracy.
Hebrew · H891
בְּאֻשִׁים
Poison-berries
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בְּאֻשִׁים H891
Pronunciation bĕʾûšiym
What does בְּאֻשִׁים (bĕʾûšiym) mean in the Bible?
בְּאֻשִׁים (bĕʾûšiym): Toxic fruit that corrupts expectation—wild grapes masquerading as cultivated vines, a metaphor for moral degeneracy.
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How does the BSB render H891?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sour fruit (1), was sour (1).
Where does בְּאֻשִׁים (bĕʾûšiym) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It sour fruit 1× Isaiah 5:4
was sour 1× Isaiah 5:2
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Usage map
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First aligned row Isaiah 5:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Isaiah 2
Source forms
בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃ 2x bə·’u·šîm Isaiah 5:2, Isaiah 5:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x Isaiah 5:2, Isaiah 5:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Toxic fruit that corrupts expectation—wild grapes masquerading as cultivated vines, a metaphor for moral degeneracy.
Source Gloss
poison-berries
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Toxic fruit that corrupts expectation—wild grapes masquerading as cultivated vines, a metaphor for moral degeneracy.
poison-berries BDB: stinking Usage: wild grapes.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאֻשִׁים is built from this root:
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