What does בּוּךְ mean in the Bible?
בּוּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to involve (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H943
בּוּךְ
To involve (literally or figuratively)
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בּוּךְ H943
What does בּוּךְ mean in the Bible?
בּוּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to involve (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H943?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in confusion (1), wander in confusion (1), was in confusion (1).
Where does בּוּךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 14:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (1), Exodus (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 in confusion 1× Exodus 14:3
wander in confusion 1× Joel 1:18
was in confusion 1× Esther 3:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 14:3
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Esther 1 Joel 1
Source forms
נָבֽוֹכָה׃פ 1x nā·ḇō·w·ḵāh Esther 3:15
נָבֹ֙כוּ֙ 1x nā·ḇō·ḵū Joel 1:18
נְבֻכִ֥ים 1x nə·ḇu·ḵîm Exodus 14:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Exodus 14:3
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Joel 1:18
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Esther 3:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to involve (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to involve (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to involve (literally or figuratively) BDB: perplex Usage: be entangled, (perplexed).
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 1 Aligned forms 3
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Perfect Esth 3:15 · Joel 1:18 2×
Participle active Exod 14:3 1×
Word Origins
בּוּךְ 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