What does בְּאֹשׁ mean in the Bible?
בְּאֹשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a stench".
Hebrew · H889
בְּאֹשׁ
A stench
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בְּאֹשׁ H889
What does בְּאֹשׁ mean in the Bible?
בְּאֹשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a stench".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H889?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include And its stench (1), and the stench (1), with the stench (1).
Where does בְּאֹשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 34:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Amos (1), Isaiah (1), Joel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It And its stench 1× Joel 2:20
and the stench 1× Isaiah 34:3
with the stench 1× Amos 4:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 34:3
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Isaiah 1 Joel 1 Amos 1
Source forms
בְּאֹ֤שׁ 1x bə·’ōš Amos 4:10
בָאְשׁ֗וֹ 1x ḇā·’ə·šōw Joel 2:20
בָאְשָׁ֑ם 1x ḇā·’ə·šām Isaiah 34:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Amos 4:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 34:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Joel 2:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a stench
Source Gloss
a stench
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a stench BDB: stench Usage: stink.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאֹשׁ is built from this root:
בֹּאר H877
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