Hebrew word study
בָּאַשׁ H0887
- Transliteration
- bâʼash
- Pronunciation
- baw-ash'
- KJV glosses
- (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
Lexical summary
to smell bad
figuratively, to be offensive morally
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to smell bad
figuratively, to be offensive morally
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information