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דּוּשׁ

𐤃𐤅𐤔

dûwsh

H1758 verb

SILEX Entry

Root דוש to tread, to trample, to thresh

Definition

To thresh, i.e., to separate grain from husks or chaff by trampling, beating, or treading, usually with hoofed animals, sledges, or flails. The essential sense revolves around the act of processing harvested cereals by mechanical action to extract edible parts. The verb can occasionally take on an extended sense of treading or trampling generally, but the primary context remains agricultural.

Semantic Range

to thresh (process grain), to trample or tread (esp. with animals), to treat with force (figurative), to break with pressure (by extension)

Root / Etymology

Root דוש. The root conveys notions of treading or trampling, especially with the feet or by means of animals. From this root, 'דּוּשׁ' is formed as a verbal stem signifying the act of threshing grain. The core idea is the forceful separation of grain by pressure or impact.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, דּוּשׁ and its variants refer to the agricultural process of threshing, central to subsistence economies of the ancient Near East. The verb can appear in literal descriptions of harvest practices (e.g., Deut 25:4, where threshing oxen are mentioned), and in figurative passages where forceful trouncing is likened to the threshing floor (e.g., Mic 4:13). While 'threshing' is the most frequent sense, the underlying imagery of treading or trampling led some translators to extend the meaning to related physical actions; however, the association with grain processing remains primary. In Jeremiah 50:11, the occurrence of 'at grass' is considered a textual or interpretive error, mistakenly applied for דֶּשֶׁא ('grass'), not an authentic usage of דּוּשׁ. The verb persists into later stages of Hebrew with largely the same meaning. English versions, including the KJV, generally preserve the agricultural imagery, though modern readers may lack familiarity with ancient threshing techniques. The word should not be confused with simple walking or trampling outside the agricultural context, except where explicitly figurative.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or דּוֹשׁ; or דִּישׁ; a primitive root; to trample or thresh; break, tear, thresh, tread out (down), at grass (Jeremiah 50:11, by mistake for דֶּשֶׁא).

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Root Family

דוש (d-w-sh) — treading, trampling, threshing

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1759 דּוּשׁ and she will trample her
H1788 דִּישֹׁן trampling antelope

Word Forms

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1758-06 תָּד֤וּשׁ tadush HVqi2ms you thresh you thresh 2
H1758-05 לָ/דֻֽשׁ ladush HR/Vqc for threshing to thresh 2
H1758-03 דּוּשָׁ֛/ם dusham HVqc/Sp3mp they threshed them to thresh them 1
H1758-04 כְּ/הִדּ֥וּשׁ kehidush HR/VNc as trodden down as being-threshed 1
H1758-11 יְדוּשֶׁ֑/נּוּ yedushenu HVqi3ms/Sp3ms it he will thresh him 1
H1758-12 י֣וּדַשׁ yudash HVHi3ms is-threshed he will be threshed 1
H1758-10 וְ/נָ֤דוֹשׁ venadosh HC/VNq3ms and trodden down and he was threshed 1
H1758-08 וָ/ד֣וֹשִׁי vadoshi HC/Vqv2fs and-thresh and thresh! 1
H1758-01 בְּ/דִישֽׁ/וֹ bedisho HR/Vqc/Sp3ms while treading it out in his threshing 1
H1758-09 וְ/דַשְׁתִּי֙ vedasheti HC/Vqq1cs then I will thresh and I threshed 1

Occurrences in Scripture

14 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1758-01 Deuteronomy 25:4 בְּ/דִישֽׁ/וֹ bedisho HR/Vqc/Sp3ms while treading it out in his threshing
H1758-09 Judges 8:7 וְ/דַשְׁתִּי֙ vedasheti HC/Vqq1cs then I will thresh and I threshed
H1758-05 2 Kings 13:7 לָ/דֻֽשׁ ladush HR/Vqc for threshing to thresh
H1758-10 Isaiah 25:10 וְ/נָ֤דוֹשׁ venadosh HC/VNq3ms and trodden down and he was threshed
H1758-04 Isaiah 25:10 כְּ/הִדּ֥וּשׁ kehidush HR/VNc as trodden down as being-threshed
H1758-12 Isaiah 28:27 י֣וּדַשׁ yudash HVHi3ms is-threshed he will be threshed
H1758-11 Isaiah 28:28 יְדוּשֶׁ֑/נּוּ yedushenu HVqi3ms/Sp3ms it he will thresh him
H1758-06 Isaiah 41:15 תָּד֤וּשׁ tadush HVqi2ms you will thresh you thresh
H1758-05 Hosea 10:11 לָ/ד֔וּשׁ ladush HR/Vqc to thresh to thresh
H1758-03 Amos 1:3 דּוּשָׁ֛/ם dusham HVqc/Sp3mp they threshed them to thresh them
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