בְּאֵשׁ
bᵉʼêsh · be-aysh'
{to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H887 (בָּאַשׁ)
{to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally}
- {to smell bad
- figuratively, to be offensive morally}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: displease.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy
The house, what is within of strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּאֵשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- displeased1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.