4187. Mushi or Mushshi

Lexicon

Mushi or Mushshi: Mushi

Original Word: מוּשִׁר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Muwshiy
Pronunciation: MOO-shee
Phonetic Spelling: (moo-shee')
Definition: Mushi
Meaning: Mushi

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Mushi

Or Mushshiy {mush-shee'}; from muwsh; sensitive; Mushi, a Levite -- Mushi.

see HEBREW muwsh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from mush
Definition
"sensitive," a Levite
NASB Translation
Mushi (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מוּשִׁי, מֻשִׁי proper name, masculine a Levite, son of Merari, מוּשִׁי Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:32; 1 Chronicles 23:21,23; 1 Chronicles 24:26,30; מֻשִׁי 1 Chronicles 6:4; ᵐ5 Ομονς(ε)ι, rarely Μονς(ε)ι, Μοονσι

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root word מוּשׁ (mush), which means "to depart" or "to remove."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name מוּשִׁי (Mushi), as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogical context.

Usage: Mushi is used as a personal name in the Old Testament, specifically referring to a descendant of Levi.

Context: Mushi is identified in the Bible as a son of Merari, who was one of the three sons of Levi, making Mushi a grandson of Levi. The descendants of Mushi, known as the Mushites, were part of the Levitical families responsible for various duties related to the tabernacle and later the temple. Mushi is mentioned in genealogical records, highlighting the importance of lineage and the division of Levitical responsibilities. The references to Mushi can be found in the following passages:

• 1 Chronicles 6:19: "The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families."
• 1 Chronicles 23:21: "The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish."
• 1 Chronicles 24:26: "The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi, the son of Jaaziah his son."
• Exodus 6:19: "The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families."

Mushi's descendants played a role in the religious and ceremonial life of Israel, serving in various capacities as prescribed by the Levitical law.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמֻשִׁ֑י וּמוּשִׁ֑י וּמוּשִׁ֔י ומושי ומשי מוּשִׁ֔י מוּשִׁ֗י מושי mū·šî muShi mūšî ū·mu·šî ū·mū·šî umuShi ūmušî ūmūšî

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 6:19
HEB: מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
NAS: Mahli and Mushi. These
KJV: Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families
INT: of Merari Mahli and Mushi These are the families

Numbers 3:20
HEB: לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֛ם
NAS: Mahli and Mushi. These
KJV: Mahli, and Mushi. These [are]
INT: their families Mahli and Mushi These These

1 Chronicles 6:19
HEB: מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמֻשִׁ֑י וְאֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת
NAS: [were] Mahli and Mushi. And these
KJV: Mahli, and Mushi. And these [are] the families
INT: of Merari Mahli and Mushi and these are the families

1 Chronicles 6:47
HEB: מַחְלִי֙ בֶּן־ מוּשִׁ֔י בֶּן־ מְרָרִ֖י
NAS: the son of Mushi, the son
KJV: the son of Mushi, the son
INT: of Mahli the son of Mushi the son of Merari

1 Chronicles 23:21
HEB: מְרָרִי֙ מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֔י בְּנֵ֥י מַחְלִ֖י
NAS: were Mahli and Mushi. The sons
KJV: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons
INT: of Merari were Mahli and Mushi the sons of Mahli

1 Chronicles 23:23
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י מוּשִׁ֗י מַחְלִ֥י וְעֵ֛דֶר
NAS: The sons of Mushi [were] three: Mahli,
KJV: The sons of Mushi; Mahli,
INT: the sons of Mushi Mahli Eder

1 Chronicles 24:26
HEB: מְרָרִי֙ מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֔י בְּנֵ֖י יַעֲזִיָּ֥הֽוּ
NAS: Mahli and Mushi; the sons
KJV: [were] Mahli and Mushi: the sons
INT: of Merari Mahli and Mushi the sons of Jaaziah

1 Chronicles 24:30
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י מוּשִׁ֔י מַחְלִ֥י וְעֵ֖דֶר
NAS: The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder
KJV: The sons also of Mushi; Mahli,
INT: the sons of Mushi Mahli Eder

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4187
8 Occurrences

mū·šî — 3 Occ.
ū·mū·šî — 5 Occ.