בּוּךְbûwk
perplex, confuse
Pronunciation: book · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H943
Meanings
Niph`al: be confused, in confusion (Esther 3:15; Joel 1:18; Exodus 14:3)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 14:3 Then Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’
- Esther 3:15 At the king’s command, the decree went out by swift messengers, and it was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.
- Joel 1:18 How the animals moan with hunger! The herds of cattle wander about confused, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.
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).