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בּוּס H947

H947 is the Hebrew word בּוּס, transliterated bûwç and said boos. The King James Version most often renders it tread down.

Word: בּוּסTransliteration: bûwçSaid: boosLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

to trample (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

tread down 3×tread them under 1×loatheth 1×tread him under foot 1×trodden down 1×trodden 1×under foot 1×polluted 1×wast polluted 1×men which tread down 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.

Verses using בּוּס

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 44:5 · KJV

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Psalm 60:12 · KJV

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Psalm 108:13 · KJV

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Proverbs 27:7 · KJV

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Isaiah 14:25 · KJV

That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

Isaiah 63:6 · KJV

And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

Isaiah 63:18 · KJV

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

Jeremiah 12:10 · KJV

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Ezekiel 16:6 · KJV

And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

Ezekiel 16:22 · KJV

And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.

Zechariah 10:5 · KJV

And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

Common questions

What does Strong's H947 mean?

H947 is the Hebrew word בּוּס (bûwç), meaning to trample (literally or figuratively).

How is H947 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it tread down (3 times), tread them under (1 time), loatheth (1 time), tread him under foot (1 time), trodden down (1 time), among others.

How many times does H947 appear in the Bible?

בּוּס (bûwç) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H947 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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