מוּשִׁי
𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉
Mushi
H4187 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Personal name: Mushi. Used exclusively as the name of a Levite individual who was a descendant of Merari, one of the major Levitical clans. The name itself does not occur as a common noun or have an independent lexical meaning in the Hebrew Bible outside its use as a proper name.
Semantic Range
proper name (Levite); used strictly as a personal name; no independent common noun meaning
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root מוּשׁ (m-w-sh), which means 'to depart, remove, withdraw'. The name Mushi is constructed as a segholate masculine proper noun. The connection between the name and the root's meaning is not explicit in biblical usage, as the term functions exclusively as a personal name. The precise semantic intent of the name as given is not certain.
Historical & Contextual Notes
מושי (Mushi) appears in genealogical lists (e.g., Exodus 6:19, 1 Chronicles 6:19, 23:23, 24:30) as a son of Merari, specifically designating a branch of the Merarite Levites. Across biblical usage, it only identifies an individual, and by extension his descendants, rather than carrying an independent lexical meaning. The formation with -י likely marks personal or familial association. Unlike some other theophoric or descriptive names, the meaning of Mushi in context was likely more about lineage than about conveying the root sense of 'depart, withdraw'. When English translations render 'Mushi', they retain the personal name without interpretation; in traditional translation, later terms such as 'Jew' are not relevant here, as Mushi refers to an Israelite in the early monarchic or possibly exilic genealogical traditions.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or מֻשִּׁי; from מוּשׁ; sensitive; Mushi, a Levite; Mushi.
Bantu Hebrew
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מוש (m-w-sh) — to depart, withdraw, remove
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4187-02 |
וּ/מוּשִׁ֑י | umushi | HC/Np |
and Mushi | and Mushi | 5 |
H4187-01 |
מוּשִׁ֔י | mushi | HNp |
Mushi | Mushi | 3 |
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4187-02 |
Exodus 6:19 | וּ/מוּשִׁ֑י | umushi | HC/Np |
and Mushi | and Mushi |
H4187-02 |
Numbers 3:20 | וּ/מוּשִׁ֑י | umushi | HC/Np |
and Mushi | and Mushi |
H4187-02 |
1 Chronicles 6:4 | וּ/מֻשִׁ֑י | umushi | HC/Np |
and Mushi | and Mushi |
H4187-01 |
1 Chronicles 6:32 | מוּשִׁ֔י | mushi | HNp |
Mushi | Mushi |
H4187-02 |
1 Chronicles 23:21 | וּ/מוּשִׁ֔י | umushi | HC/Np |
and Mushi | and Mushi |
H4187-01 |
1 Chronicles 23:23 | מוּשִׁ֗י | mushi | HNp |
Mushi | Mushi |
H4187-02 |
1 Chronicles 24:26 | וּ/מוּשִׁ֔י | umushi | HC/Np |
and Mushi | and Mushi |
H4187-01 |
1 Chronicles 24:30 | מוּשִׁ֔י | mushi | HNp |
Mushi | Mushi |