Lexicon
בָּשַׁס
ba.shas
H1318
H:V Hebrew

to trample

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ba.shas denotes trampling imposed on the poor in Amos 5:11.

The attested use describes an act of trampling directed against the poor, placed alongside the exaction of a grain tax in Amos 5:11.

Senses in use

  1. Trampling the poor · dominant

    In Amos 5:11, the form בּוֹשַׁסְ is a Poel infinitive construct in the clause concerning the poor; the APB renders the clause, "because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 5:11, the APB presents the clause as "because you trample on the poor." This wording confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating each Hebrew element.

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