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HebrewH2365Proper Noun (Masculine)

חוּשַׁי

chu.shay

13Occurrences
H2365Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Chushai, an Israelite

from H2363 (חוּשׁ); hasty;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Baana (H1195H) § Hushai = "hasting" 1) an Archite, a friend of ) the father of Baana, an officer of Solomon; probably the same as 1

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

חוּשַׁי appears 13 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
11
1 Chronicles
1
1 Kings
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 27:33BSB

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor.Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

2 Samuel 15:32BSB

When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.

2 Samuel 16:16BSB

And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

2 Samuel 16:18BSB

“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.

2 Samuel 17:6BSB

So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.