What does בּוּס (bûs) mean in the Bible?
בּוּס (bûs): Trampling as desecration—moving from physical crushing to ritualistic defilement or contemptuous rejection
Hebrew · H947
בּוּס
To trample (literally or figuratively)
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בּוּסH947
Pronunciationbûs
What does בּוּס (bûs) mean in the Bible?
בּוּס (bûs): Trampling as desecration—moving from physical crushing to ritualistic defilement or contemptuous rejection
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H947?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will trample (2), have trampled (1), I trampled (1), I will trample him (1), loathes (1).
Where does בּוּס (bûs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 44:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Psalms (3), Ezekiel (2), Jeremiah (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 Itwill trample2×Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13
have trampled1×Isaiah 63:18
I trampled1×Isaiah 63:6
I will trample him1×Isaiah 14:25
loathes1×Proverbs 27:7
they have trampled1×Jeremiah 12:10
trampled underfoot1×Isaiah 14:19
trampling1×Zechariah 10:5
wallowing1×Ezekiel 16:22
we trample1×Psalms 44:5
you wallowing1×Ezekiel 16:6
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 44:5נָב֥וּסtowe trampleVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralPsalms 60:12יָב֥וּסtowill trampleVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 108:13יָב֥וּסtowill trampleVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularProverbs 27:7תָּב֣וּסtoloathesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 14:19מוּבָֽס׃totrampled underfootVerb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularIsaiah 14:25אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּtoI will trample himVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularIsaiah 63:6וְאָב֤וּסtoI trampledConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularIsaiah 63:18בּוֹסְס֖וּtohave trampledVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralJeremiah 12:10בֹּסְס֖וּtothey have trampledVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralEzekiel 16:6מִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתtoyou wallowingVerb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 44:5
Aligned rows12
Books represented6
Psalms3Proverbs1Isaiah4Jeremiah1Ezekiel2Zechariah1
Source forms
יָב֥וּס2xyā·ḇūsPsalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13
אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ1x’ă·ḇū·sen·nūIsaiah 14:25
בּוֹסִ֨ים1xbō·w·sîmZechariah 10:5
בּוֹסְס֖וּ1xbō·ws·sūIsaiah 63:18
בֹּסְס֖וּ1xbō·sə·sūJeremiah 12:10
וְאָב֤וּס1xwə·’ā·ḇūsIsaiah 63:6
מוּבָֽס׃1xmū·ḇāsIsaiah 14:19
מִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶת1xmiṯ·bō·w·se·seṯEzekiel 16:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular2xEzekiel 16:6, Ezekiel 16:22
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural2xIsaiah 63:18, Jeremiah 12:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xPsalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular1xIsaiah 63:6
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 14:19
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural1xPsalms 44:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 14:25
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular1xProverbs 27:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Trampling as desecration—moving from physical crushing to ritualistic defilement or contemptuous rejection
Source Gloss
to trample (literally or figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Trampling as desecration—moving from physical crushing to ritualistic defilement or contemptuous rejection
to trample (literally or figuratively) BDB: tread down Usage: loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms10
Hithpolel2×
Participle activeEzek 16:6 · Ezek 16:222×
Polel2×
PerfectIsa 63:18 · Jer 12:102×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense5×
ImperfectPs 60:14 · Ps 108:14 · Prov 27:7 · Ps 44:64×
Participle activeZech 10:51×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
Participle passiveIsa 14:191×
Word Origins
בּוּס is a primitive root - no further derivation.