887. baash

Lexicon

baash: To stink, to become odious, to be offensive

Original Word: בָּאַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ba'ash
Pronunciation: bah-ash
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-ash')
Definition: To stink, to become odious, to be offensive
Meaning: to smell bad, to be offensive

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

make to be abhorred, loathsome, odious, cause a, make to stink, utterly

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), X utterly.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to have a bad smell, to stink
NASB Translation
acts disgustingly (1), became foul (3), become foul (2), become odious (2), grow foul (1), made (1), made themselves odious (1), made yourself odious (1), making me odious (1), odious* (1), stink (2), surely made (1), surely made himself odious (1).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G153: αἰσχρός (aischros) • meaning "shameful" or "base," often used in a moral or ethical context.
• G3605: ὀζάω (ozaō) • meaning "to emit a smell," typically used in a neutral or positive sense.
• G3744: ὀσμή (osmē) • meaning "smell" or "odor," which can be used in both positive and negative contexts depending on the situation.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic connections with בָּאַשׁ (ba'ash) in their exploration of moral and physical states of being offensive or pleasing.

Usage: The verb בָּאַשׁ (ba'ash) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe something that emits a foul odor or is considered offensive, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It can refer to physical decay or moral corruption.

Context: The Hebrew verb בָּאַשׁ (ba'ash) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, often conveying the idea of something that has become repugnant or detestable. This term is used to describe not only physical odors but also situations or behaviors that are considered offensive or corrupt.

In Exodus 7:18, the word is used to describe the Nile River turning foul as a result of the first plague: "The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water." Here, the physical stench symbolizes the broader judgment upon Egypt.

In a metaphorical sense, בָּאַשׁ (ba'ash) is used in passages like 1 Samuel 13:4, where it describes how Saul's actions made Israel "odious" to the Philistines: "And all Israel heard the news: 'Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines.'"

The term also appears in Isaiah 50:2, where it is used to describe the drying up of the sea and the resultant stench: "Why was no one there when I came? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem? Or do I lack the strength to deliver? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst."

The use of בָּאַשׁ (ba'ash) throughout the Old Testament underscores the concept of divine judgment and the consequences of sin, as offensive odors often symbolize spiritual decay and moral corruption.

Forms and Transliterations

הִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּ הִבְאִ֔ישׁ הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ הִבְאִישׁ֙ הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם הַבְאֵ֤שׁ הֹבִ֔ישׁ הבאיש הבאישו הבאש הבאשתם הביש התבאשו וַיִּבְאַ֑שׁ וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ וַתִּבְאַ֖שׁ וּבָאַ֣שׁ ובאש ויבאש ותבאש יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יבאיש לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙ להבאישני נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ נִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּ נִבְאַשׁ נבאש נבאשו נבאשת תִּבְאַ֤שׁ תבאש haḇ’êš haḇ·’êš havEsh hiḇ’aštem hiḇ’îš hiḇ’îšū hiḇ·’aš·tem hiḇ·’î·šū hiḇ·’îš hiṯ·bā·’ă·šū hiṯbā’ăšū hitbaaShu hivashTem hivIsh hivIshu hō·ḇîš hōḇîš hoVish lə·haḇ·’î·šê·nî ləhaḇ’îšênî lehaviSheni niḇ’aš niḇ’aštā niḇ’ăšū niḇ·’ă·šū niḇ·’aš niḇ·’aš·tā nivash nivAshta nivaShu tiḇ’aš tiḇ·’aš tivAsh ū·ḇā·’aš ūḇā’aš uvaAsh vaiyivAsh vattivAsh wat·tiḇ·’aš wattiḇ’aš way·yiḇ·’aš wayyiḇ’aš yaḇ’îš yaḇ·’îš yavIsh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 34:30
HEB: עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִי֒ לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙ בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: You have brought trouble on me by making me odious among the inhabitants
KJV: Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants
INT: Levi have brought making the inhabitants of the land

Exodus 5:21
HEB: וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־ רֵיחֵ֗נוּ
NAS: upon you and judge [you], for you have made us odious in Pharaoh's
KJV: because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes
INT: and judge to be abhorred our savour sight

Exodus 7:18
HEB: בַּיְאֹ֛ר תָּמ֖וּת וּבָאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֑ר וְנִלְא֣וּ
NAS: and the Nile will become foul, and the Egyptians
KJV: and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians
INT: Nile will die will become and the Nile will find

Exodus 7:21
HEB: בַּיְאֹ֥ר מֵ֙תָה֙ וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֔ר וְלֹא־
NAS: and the Nile became foul, so that the Egyptians
KJV: and the river stank, and the Egyptians
INT: Nile died became and the Nile not

Exodus 8:14
HEB: חֳמָרִ֣ם חֳמָרִ֑ם וַתִּבְאַ֖שׁ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: and the land became foul.
KJV: upon heaps: and the land stank.
INT: heaps heaps became and the land

Exodus 16:20
HEB: וַיָּ֥רֻם תּוֹלָעִ֖ים וַיִּבְאַ֑שׁ וַיִּקְצֹ֥ף עֲלֵהֶ֖ם
NAS: worms and became foul; and Moses
KJV: worms, and stank: and Moses
INT: bred worms and became was angry and

Exodus 16:24
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְלֹ֣א הִבְאִ֔ישׁ וְרִמָּ֖ה לֹא־
NAS: had ordered, and it did not become foul nor
KJV: bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm
INT: Moses nor become worm nor

1 Samuel 13:4
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־ נִבְאַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
NAS: that Israel had become odious to the Philistines.
KJV: and [that] Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines.
INT: of the Philistines and also had become Israel to the Philistines

1 Samuel 27:12
HEB: בְּדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַבְאֵ֤שׁ הִבְאִישׁ֙ בְּעַמּ֣וֹ
NAS: saying, He has surely made himself odious
KJV: Israel utterly to abhor
INT: David saying has surely made his people

1 Samuel 27:12
HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר הַבְאֵ֤שׁ הִבְאִישׁ֙ בְּעַמּ֣וֹ בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
NAS: He has surely made himself odious among his people
KJV: utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant
INT: saying has surely made his people Israel

2 Samuel 10:6
HEB: עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥י נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ בְּדָוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ
NAS: saw that they had become odious to David,
KJV: saw that they stank before David,
INT: of Ammon for stank David sent

2 Samuel 16:21
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי־ נִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּ אֶת־ אָבִ֔יךָ
NAS: will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father.
KJV: shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father:
INT: Israel that you have made for to your father

1 Chronicles 19:6
HEB: עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥י הִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּ עִם־ דָּוִ֑יד
NAS: saw that they had made themselves odious to David,
KJV: saw that they had made themselves odious to David,
INT: of Ammon themselves odious with to David

Psalm 38:5
HEB: הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י
NAS: My wounds grow foul [and] fester
KJV: My wounds stink [and] are corrupt
INT: grow fester my wounds

Proverbs 13:5
HEB: צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃
NAS: But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.
KJV: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
INT: A righteous A wicked acts and shamefully

Ecclesiastes 10:1
HEB: זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן
NAS: oil stink, so a little
KJV: to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little
INT: flies Dead stink forth oil

Isaiah 30:5
HEB: [הִבְאִישׁ כ] (הֹבִ֔ישׁ ק) עַל־
INT: Everyone loathsome because of a people

Isaiah 50:2
HEB: נְהָרוֹת֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר תִּבְאַ֤שׁ דְּגָתָם֙ מֵאֵ֣ין
NAS: Their fish stink for lack
KJV: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water,
INT: the rivers A wilderness stink their fish none

18 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 887
18 Occurrences

haḇ·’êš — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·bā·’ă·šū — 1 Occ.
hiḇ·’aš·tem — 1 Occ.
hiḇ·’îš — 2 Occ.
hiḇ·’î·šū — 1 Occ.
hō·ḇîš — 1 Occ.
lə·haḇ·’î·šê·nî — 1 Occ.
niḇ·’aš — 1 Occ.
niḇ·’aš·tā — 1 Occ.
niḇ·’ă·šū — 1 Occ.
tiḇ·’aš — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇā·’aš — 1 Occ.
way·yiḇ·’aš — 2 Occ.
wat·tiḇ·’aš — 1 Occ.
yaḇ·’îš — 2 Occ.