בָּאַשׁ (ba.ash) means “to stink” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: baw-ash' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בָּאַשׁ · ba.ash · to stink
1) to have a bad smell, stink, smell bad 1a) (Qal) to stink, smell bad 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to become odious 1b2) to make oneself odious 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stink, emit a stinking odour 1c2) to cause to stink 1c3) of wickedness (fig.) 1d) (Hithpael) to make oneself odious 2) (TWOT) to abhor
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a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally
KJV glosses: (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| they had become a stench | 2 |
| a stench | 1 |
| and began to smell | 1 |
| and there was a terrible stench | 1 |
| are foul | 1 |
| bring shame | 1 |
| by making me a stench | 1 |
| has become a stench | 1 |
| rot | 1 |
| since he has made himself an utter stench | 1 |
| smell | 1 |
| smelled so bad | 1 |
| will be put to shame | 1 |
| will stink | 1 |
| you have become a stench | 1 |
| you have made us a stench | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| stank | 2 |
| a stinking savour | 1 |
| also was had in abomination | 1 |
| and it did not stink | 1 |
| and stank | 1 |
| is loathsome | 1 |
| me to make me to stink | 1 |
| shall stink | 1 |
| stink | 1 |
| stinketh | 1 |
| that they had made themselves odious | 1 |
| that they stank | 1 |
| that thou art abhorred | 1 |
| to abhor | 1 |
| to be abhorred | 1 |
| utterly | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 16 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
Read word by word“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
Read word by wordThe fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”
Read word by wordThe fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
Read word by wordThey were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.10
But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
Read word by wordSo they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
Read word by wordAnd all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
Read word by wordSo Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
Read word by wordWhen the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
Read word by wordAhithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
Read word by wordWhen the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
Read word by wordMy wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.6
The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
Read word by wordAs dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Read word by wordWhy was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
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