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מוּשׁ

𐤌𐤅𐤔

mûwsh

H4185 verb

SILEX Entry

Root מוּשׁ to depart, withdraw, recede, move away

Definition

To depart or move away from a location or position, whether physically or figuratively; to draw back, recede, or withdraw oneself or something else. The sense encompasses both literal spatial departure and figurative withdrawal, such as withdrawing support, affection, or presence. In some contexts, it can refer to the cessation of activity or the termination of a state or condition.

Semantic Range

to depart (from a location or condition), to withdraw (oneself or something), to recede (as water or an object), to be removed, to cease, to take away, to be displaced

Root / Etymology

Root: מוּשׁ. The root likely means 'to depart' or 'recede.' The root meaning conveys the idea of motion away from a reference point, i.e., to be removed or to draw back. The verb is a primitive root in Biblical Hebrew, and there are no clear cognates in other Semitic languages, making its etymology otherwise uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

מוּשׁ is found relatively rarely in the Hebrew Bible, yet it serves to express both concrete and abstract forms of movement away. In early Israelite literature, it is used for physical removal (e.g., departing from a place, or something being taken away), but it also carries the sense of figurative withdrawal, such as God's presence departing or a blessing being removed. In some legal or covenant contexts, מוּשׁ can imply non-interference or a state of continuing unaltered ('not to depart' = 'to remain' in effect). Unlike other verbs like סוּר ('to turn aside, depart') or עָזַב ('to leave, forsake'), מוּשׁ emphasizes the act of receding or drawing back rather than simply ceasing contact or forsaking entirely. Standard English translations (e.g., 'depart', 'remove', 'withdraw') sometimes flatten the distinctive sense of receding or gradual withdrawal present in the Hebrew. The term maintains a consistent meaning across biblical periods, but is largely absent from later Hebrew, indicating a narrowing of usage after the biblical era.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as מוּשׁ through the idea of receding by contact); to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive); cease, depart, go back, remove, take away.

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Root Family

מושׁ (m-w-sh) — departing, withdrawing, receding, moving away

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4184 מוּשׁ let me withdraw from you
H4331 מֵישָׁא Departure

Word Forms

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4185-08 יָמִ֞ישׁ yamish HVqi3ms cease he will withdraw 7
H4185-04 תָמֻ֤שׁ tamush HVqj2ms depart may you withdraw 3
H4185-10 יָמ֔וּשׁוּ yamushu HVqi3mp depart they will withdraw 3
H4185-09 יָמ֡וּשׁ yamush HVqi3ms be removed he will withdraw 2
H4185-05 תמיש tmysh HVhi3fs will depart she will remove 1
H4185-06 וּ/מָ֨שׁ umash HC/Vqq3ms and shall move and he withdrew 1
H4185-01 אָמִ֑ישׁ amish HVhi1cs have I departed I will cause to withdraw 1
H4185-03 תָמִ֨ישׁוּ tamishu HVhi2mp you shall remove you will cause to withdraw 1
H4185-07 וּ/מַשְׁתִּ֛י umasheti HC/Vqq1cs and I will remove and I withdrew 1
H4185-02 מָ֖שׁוּ mashu HVqp3cp departed they withdrew 1

Occurrences in Scripture

21 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4185-08 Exodus 13:22 יָמִ֞ישׁ yamish HVqi3ms did depart he will withdraw
H4185-08 Exodus 33:11 יָמִ֖ישׁ yamish HVqi3ms departed he will withdraw
H4185-02 Numbers 14:44 מָ֖שׁוּ mashu HVqp3cp departed they withdrew
H4185-09 Joshua 1:8 יָמ֡וּשׁ yamush HVqi3ms shall depart he will withdraw
H4185-04 Judges 6:18 תָמֻ֤שׁ tamush HVqj2ms depart may you withdraw
H4185-04 Isaiah 22:25 תָּמוּשׁ֙ tamush HVqi3fs will-give-way may you withdraw
H4185-08 Isaiah 46:7 יָמִ֑ישׁ yamish HVqi3ms it moves he will withdraw
H4185-10 Isaiah 54:10 יָמ֔וּשׁוּ yamushu HVqi3mp may be removed they will withdraw
H4185-09 Isaiah 54:10 יָמ֗וּשׁ yamush HVqi3ms be removed he will withdraw
H4185-10 Isaiah 59:21 יָמ֡וּשׁוּ yamushu HVqi3mp depart they will withdraw
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