מוּשׁmûwsh
depart, remove
Pronunciation: moosh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4185
Meanings
Qal: depart, mostly of inanimate things (= be removed) (Zechariah 14:4; Zechariah 3:9; Numbers 14:44)
Hiph`il: depart (Exodus 13:22; Micah 2:3; Micah 2:4)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 13:22 And the Lord did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.
- Exodus 33:11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 14:44 But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant left the camp.
- Joshua 1:8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
- Judges 6:18 Don’t go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.” He answered, “I will stay here until you return.”
- Job 23:12 I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).