Definition
a primitive root; to spread; figuratively, act proudly
Traditional renderings: grow up, be grown fat, spread selves, be scattered.
Traditional renderings: grow up, be grown fat, spread selves, be scattered.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פּוּשׁ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Jeremiah 50:11תָפוּשִׁי · you frolic“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,
- Nahum 3:18נָפֹ֧שׁוּ · are scatteredO king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
- Habakkuk 1:8וּפָ֖שׁוּ · charge aheadTheir horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
- Malachi 4:2וּפִשְׁתֶּ֖ם · and leap“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.