Hebrew · H943 · unreviewed

בּוּךְ

To involve (literally or figuratively)

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בּוּךְ H943

What does בּוּךְ mean in the Bible?

בּוּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to involve (literally or figuratively)". to involve (literally or figuratively) BDB: perplex Usage: be entangled, (perplexed).

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Meaning

to involve (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition

to involve (literally or figuratively) BDB: perplex Usage: be entangled, (perplexed).

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

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

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Esth 3:15 · Joel 1:18
Participle active Exod 14:3
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 2 Participle 1
Stem
Niphal 3
Mood
Indicative 2

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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