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בְּאֻשִׁים

𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌

bᵉʼushîym

H891 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בּאשׁ to stink, be foul, be offensive

Definition

A noun denoting a type of inedible, noxious fruit, specifically referring to wild or poisonous berries, most commonly associated with wild grapes that yield a bitter or toxic product. Used figuratively for disappointing or corrupt outcomes, particularly in agricultural metaphors.

Semantic Range

wild grapes, poisonous or bitter berries, inedible fruit, something offensive or corrupt figuratively

Root / Etymology

From the root באש (to stink, be foul, be offensive), with בְּאוּשִׁים serving as a plural form likely derived from the noun בְּאֹשׁ or בְּאוּשׁ (a stench, foul thing). The development from 'to stink' to 'poisonous' or 'noxious' fruit is based on the offensiveness and inedibility of the fruit described.

Historical & Contextual Notes

בְּאוּשִׁים appears only in Isaiah 5:2,4, in the 'Song of the Vineyard', where it contrasts the expected cultivated grapes with the reality of wild, worthless fruit. The term does not refer to cultivated or domestically eaten grapes, but rather to wild or worthless produce noted for being inedible, potentially bitter or toxic, and useless for wine production. Modern translations sometimes render it 'wild grapes', but the Hebrew original includes the notion of being foul or offensive in smell or taste, stronger than the English phrase suggests. In post-biblical Hebrew, related roots continue to carry the sense of taint, spoil, or corruption.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

plural of בְּאֹשׁ; poison-berries; wild grapes.

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Root Family

באש (b-ʾ-š) — to stink, be foul, be offensive

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H887 בָּאַשׁ to cause to stink
H889 בְּאֹשׁ stench of
H890 בׇּאְשָׁה stink-weed

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H891-01 בְּאֻשִֽׁים beushim HNcmpa wild grapes foul berries 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H891-01 Isaiah 5:2 בְּאֻשִֽׁים beushim HNcmpa wild grapes foul berries
H891-01 Isaiah 5:4 בְּאֻשִֽׁים beushim HNcmpa wild grapes foul berries
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