What does דּוּשׁ · ἀλοάω mean in the Bible?
דּוּשׁ · ἀλοάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tread or beat grain in order to separate it from chaff".
Hebrew · H1758, G248
דּוּשׁ
To trample or thresh · to tread out grain
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דּוּשׁ H1758 to trample or thresh
Pronunciation dûš
Physical force applied to grain or ground; metaphorically implies violent subjugation or destruction of enemies.
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ἀλοάω G248 to tread out grain
Pronunciation aloáō
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What does דּוּשׁ (dush) mean in the Bible?
דּוּשׁ · ἀλοάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tread or beat grain in order to separate it from chaff".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1758, G248?
H1758, G248 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to tread or beat grain in order to separate it from chaff
Source Gloss
to tread or beat grain in order to separate it from chaff
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect Hab 3:12 · Isa 41:15 2×
Participle active 1Chr 21:20 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 28:27 1×
Word Origins
דּוּשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain