3998. mebukah
Strong's Lexicon
mebukah: Confusion, perplexity, bewilderment

Original Word: מְבוּכָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mbuwkah
Pronunciation: meh-boo-kah
Phonetic Spelling: (meb-oo-kaw')
Definition: Confusion, perplexity, bewilderment
Meaning: perplexity

Word Origin: Derived from the root בוך (bukh), which conveys the idea of confusion or perplexity.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 181: ἀκαταστασία (akatastasia) - meaning instability, disorder, confusion.

- Strong's Greek 5017: ταραχή (tarachē) - meaning disturbance, trouble, confusion.

Usage: The Hebrew word "mebukah" is used to describe a state of confusion or perplexity. It often refers to situations where individuals or groups are in disarray, lacking clarity or direction. This term can be applied to both physical and mental states of confusion, as well as to social or political turmoil.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, as in many ancient cultures, clarity and order were highly valued, both in personal life and in the community. Confusion or disorder was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or as a consequence of straying from God's commandments. The concept of "mebukah" would have been understood as a negative state, one that needed to be resolved through seeking God's guidance and returning to His ways.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from buk
Definition
confusion, confounding
NASB Translation
confusion (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְבוּכָה noun feminine confusion, confounding, Isaiah 22:5 יוֺם מְהוּמָה וּמְבוּסָה וּמְבוּכָה a day of consternation and down-treading and confusion; Micah 7:4 עַתָּה תִּהְיֶה מְבוּכָתָם now shall be their confusion.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
perplexity

From buwk; perplexity -- perplexity.

see HEBREW buwk

Forms and Transliterations
וּמְבוּכָ֗ה ומבוכה מְבוּכָתָֽם׃ מבוכתם׃ mə·ḇū·ḵā·ṯām məḇūḵāṯām mevuchaTam ū·mə·ḇū·ḵāh ūməḇūḵāh umevuChah
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Isaiah 22:5
HEB: מְהוּמָ֨ה וּמְבוּסָ֜ה וּמְבוּכָ֗ה לַֽאדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה
NAS: subjugation and confusion In the valley
KJV: and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord
INT: of panic subjugation and confusion the Lord GOD

Micah 7:4
HEB: עַתָּ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה מְבוּכָתָֽם׃
NAS: Then their confusion will occur.
KJV: cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
INT: Then will occur their confusion

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3998
2 Occurrences


mə·ḇū·ḵā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·ḇū·ḵāh — 1 Occ.















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