Lexicon
מְבוּכָה
me.vu.khah
H3998
H:N-F Hebrew

confusion

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

me.vu.khah denotes a state of confusion portrayed amid upheaval and impending punishment.

The two occurrences present me.vu.khah as confusion in scenes of public upheaval: a day of tumult in Isaiah 22:5 and a coming consequence in Micah 7:4.

Senses in use

  1. Confusion amid upheaval and punishment · dominant

    In Isaiah 22:5, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in a clause describing a day of tumult, trampling, and destruction; the APB renders the verse with “confusion.” In Micah 7:4, the feminine singular construct form appears as the announced outcome after punishment has come; the APB says that “their confusion will occur.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “confusion” in both Isaiah 22:5 and Micah 7:4.

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