תְּבוּסָה
𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤄
tᵉbûwçâh
H8395 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A state of subjugation or defeat, especially as the experience of being trampled down or thoroughly overcome; often denotes ruin, collapse, or overwhelming downfall in political, military, or personal domains. The term emphasizes the result of being forcefully trampled or subdued, not just abstract destruction.
Semantic Range
trampling down, subjugation, defeat, humiliation, annihilation, ruin, overwhelming destruction
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root בוס (bus), meaning 'to trample, tread down.' The formation תְּבוּסָה (tᵉbûwçâh) is a feminine noun indicating the state or condition resulting from action upon the root—thus, 'trampling down,' 'defeat,' or 'ruin.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
The term occurs rarely and specifically in contexts describing overwhelming defeat or ruin, with vivid imagery of being physically trampled or humiliated. In monarchic and exilic literature, תְּבוּסָה characterizes total defeat of Israelite or foreign peoples, whether in military, political, or sometimes personal adversarial contexts. It differs from חָרְבָּה (ḥorbâh, 'desolation') or שֶׁבֶר (shever, 'breakdown, fracture'), as תְּבוּסָה highlights defeat and humiliation by external force, not just passive ruin. Later translation traditions sometimes render it as 'destruction' or 'ruin,' but these terms may lose the nuance of humiliating defeat or trampling. In post-exilic and Second Temple literature, the term's usage wanes, though echoes of its nuance appear in liturgical and poetic texts describing national catastrophe or shameful loss.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from בּוּס; a treading down, i.e. ruin; destruction.
Bantu Hebrew
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בוס (b-w-s) — to trample, tread down, crush underfoot
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1153 | בְּסַי | Treader-Down |
| H2982 | יְבוּס | Trampled Place |
| H4001 | מְבוּסָה | and trampling-down |
| H947 | בּוּס | I will trample him |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8395-01 |
תְּבוּסַ֣ת | tevusat | HNcfsc |
destruction | trampling-down of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8395-01 |
2 Chronicles 22:7 | תְּבוּסַ֣ת | tevusat | HNcfsc |
destruction | trampling-down of |