הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם
𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤌
hiveashetem
you have made stink
a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally; (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
Exodus 5:21 · Word #8
Lexicon H887
| Lemma | בָּאַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | bâʼash |
| Strong's | H887 |
| In-context | you have made stink |
Morphology HVhp2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H887-01
you men have caused to stink
| Root | באש (b-ʾ-š) |
| Core Meanings | to stink, to smell bad, to become offensive, to be odious |
| Semantic Range | to emit a foul odor; to cause something to stink; to make oneself or others offensive; to render someone detestable or odious in the eyes of others |
| Conceptual Significance | Beyond physical odor, this verb often signifies bringing disgrace or social alienation, making one "a stench" in the perception of others. It reflects the biblical linkage between moral failure and communal or covenantal dishonor. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural. The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root "to stink," indicating that the subjects cause something to become foul or offensive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root באש conveys the idea of emitting a bad smell and, by extension, becoming offensive or odious. In the Hiphil stem the verb is causative, meaning "to cause to stink" or "to make odious." The perfect 2nd person masculine plural form is reflected in "you men have caused," preserving both the completed action and the masculine plural addressees. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root באש (to stink, to smell bad, to become offensive, to be odious)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H887-02 |
hiveish | he has caused to stink |
|
hiveishu | they have made (it) stink |
H887-03 |
niveasheta | you have become foul-smelling |
|
niveashu | they have become stinking |
H890-01 |
vaeshah | a stench-weed |
|
vativeash | and she reeked |
H887-04 |
vayiveash | and he stank |
H873-01 |
vvysht | and the foul (thing) |
H887-05 |
yaveish | he will cause to stink |
Word Usage (18 occurrences of H887)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 34:30 | לְ/הַבְאִישֵׁ֨/נִי֙ | lehaveisheni | by making me stink |
| Exodus 5:21 | הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם | hiveashetem | you have made stink |
| Exodus 7:18 | וּ/בָאַ֣שׁ | uvaash | and will stink |