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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בּוּס H947
Pronunciation bûs
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 It will trample 2× Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13
have trampled 1× Isaiah 63:18
I trampled 1× Isaiah 63:6
I will trample him 1× Isaiah 14:25
loathes 1× Proverbs 27:7
they have trampled 1× Jeremiah 12:10
trampled underfoot 1× Isaiah 14:19
trampling 1× Zechariah 10:5
wallowing 1× Ezekiel 16:22
we trample 1× Psalms 44:5
you wallowing 1× Ezekiel 16:6
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 44:5 נָב֥וּס to we trample Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Psalms 60:12 יָב֥וּס to will trample Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 108:13 יָב֥וּס to will trample Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 27:7 תָּב֣וּס to loathes Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 14:19 מוּבָֽס׃ to trampled underfoot Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 14:25 אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ to I will trample him Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Isaiah 63:6 וְאָב֤וּס to I trampled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular Isaiah 63:18 בּוֹסְס֖וּ to have trampled Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 12:10 בֹּסְס֖וּ to they have trampled Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Ezekiel 16:6 מִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶת to you wallowing Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 44:5
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 6
Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יָב֥וּס 2x yā·ḇūs Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13
אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ 1x ’ă·ḇū·sen·nū Isaiah 14:25
בּוֹסִ֨ים 1x bō·w·sîm Zechariah 10:5
בּוֹסְס֖וּ 1x bō·ws·sū Isaiah 63:18
בֹּסְס֖וּ 1x bō·sə·sū Jeremiah 12:10
וְאָב֤וּס 1x wə·’ā·ḇūs Isaiah 63:6
מוּבָֽס׃ 1x mū·ḇās Isaiah 14:19
מִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶת 1x miṯ·bō·w·se·seṯ Ezekiel 16:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 16:6, Ezekiel 16:22
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Isaiah 63:18, Jeremiah 12:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular 1x Isaiah 63:6
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 14:19
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural 1x Psalms 44:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 14:25
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 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 definition Source: 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 groups 4 Aligned forms 10
Hithpolel 2×
Participle active Ezek 16:6 · Ezek 16:22 2×
Polel 2×
Perfect Isa 63:18 · Jer 12:10 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Ps 60:14 · Ps 108:14 · Prov 27:7 · Ps 44:6 4×
Participle active Zech 10:5 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Participle passive Isa 14:19 1×
Word Origins
בּוּס is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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