The meaning of “מוּשׁ”
Understanding mûwsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cease, depart, go back, remove, take away. - to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or trans...
מוּשׁ
cease, depart, go back, remove, take away. - to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) 1) to depart, remove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to depart 1a2) to remove 1a3) to be removed (of inanimate objects) 1b) (Hiphil) to remove, depart
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 33:11 | “And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.” Word: מוּשׁ (mûwsh) | |
| Joshua 1:8 | “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Word: מוּשׁ (mûwsh) | |
| Job 23:12 | “Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” Word: מוּשׁ (mûwsh) | |
| Proverbs 17:13 | “Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.” Word: מוּשׁ (mûwsh) | |
| Jeremiah 31:36 | “If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.” Word: מוּשׁ (mûwsh) |
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