יַבְאִ֥ישׁ

𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔

yaveish

stinks

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.

H887

Proverbs 13:5 · Word #6

Lexicon H887

Lemmaבָּאַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤀𐤔
Transliterationbâʼash
Strong'sH887
In-contextstinks

Morphology HVhi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H887-04

he will cause to stink

Rootבאש (b-ʾ-š)
Core Meaningsto stink, to emit a foul odor, to be offensive, to become odious
Semantic Rangeto cause a literal stench; to make something repulsive; to render someone odious in the eyes of others; to bring about disgrace or offense
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, foul odor often symbolizes moral corruption, social disgrace, or divine displeasure. To "cause to stink" can describe actions that bring shame, alienation, or covenantal breach, expressing how sin or folly makes a person or people detestable before others or before God.
Morphological NotesHiphil imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from the root באש; causative stem indicating that the subject causes something to become foul or offensive.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem gives the verb a causative sense, so rather than simply "to stink," it means "to cause to stink" or "to make odious." The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form is reflected by "he will," preserving both person and number while maintaining the root idea of foul odor as a metaphor for offense.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root באש (to stink, to emit a foul odor, to be offensive, to become odious)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H887-01 hiveashetem you men have caused to stink
H887-02 hiveish he has caused to stink
niveasheta you have become foul-smelling
H890-01 vaeshah a stench-weed
H887-03 vayiveash and he stank
H873-01 vvysht and the foul (thing)

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