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בָּאַשׁ H887
H887 is the Hebrew word בָּאַשׁ, transliterated bâʼash and said baw-ash'. The King James Version most often renders it stink.
What it means
to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
Verses using בָּאַשׁ
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 34:30 · KJV
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Exodus 5:21 · KJV
And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
Exodus 7:18 · KJV
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
Exodus 7:21 · KJV
And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:20 · KJV
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
Exodus 16:24 · KJV
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
1 Samuel 13:4 · KJV
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
1 Samuel 27:12 · KJV
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
2 Samuel 10:6 · KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
2 Samuel 16:21 · KJV
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
1 Chronicles 19:6 · KJV
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
Psalm 38:5 · KJV
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Proverbs 13:5 · KJV
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 · KJV
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Isaiah 50:2 · KJV
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Common questions
What does Strong's H887 mean?
H887 is the Hebrew word בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash), meaning to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.
How is H887 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it stink (3 times), stank (3 times), make me to stink (1 time), abhorred (1 time), also was had in abomination (1 time), among others.
How many times does H887 appear in the Bible?
בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H887 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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