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חוּשַׁי H2365

H2365 is the Hebrew word חוּשַׁי, transliterated Chûwshay and said khoo-shah'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it hushai.

Word: חוּשַׁיTransliteration: ChûwshaySaid: khoo-shah'-eeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

Chushai, an Israelite.

Where it comes from

from H2363 (חוּשׁ); hasty.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hushai 11×behold hushai 1×came to pass when hushai 1×now hushai 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Hushai.

Verses using חוּשַׁי

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 15:32 · KJV

And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

2 Samuel 15:37 · KJV

So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 16:16 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

2 Samuel 16:17 · KJV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

2 Samuel 16:18 · KJV

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

2 Samuel 17:5 · KJV

Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

2 Samuel 17:6 · KJV

And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.

2 Samuel 17:7 · KJV

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

2 Samuel 17:8 · KJV

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

2 Samuel 17:14 · KJV

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:15 · KJV

Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

1 Kings 4:16 · KJV

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

1 Chronicles 27:33 · KJV

And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:

Common questions

What does Strong's H2365 mean?

H2365 is the Hebrew word חוּשַׁי (Chûwshay), meaning Chushai, an Israelite.

How is H2365 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hushai (11 times), behold hushai (1 time), came to pass when hushai (1 time), now hushai (1 time).

How many times does H2365 appear in the Bible?

חוּשַׁי (Chûwshay) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2365 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2363 (חוּשׁ); hasty.

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