מוּשִׁי
mu.shi
Mushi
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "מוּשִׁי" (Mu.shi), with Strong's number H4187, appears eight times in the Bible. Its short definition, "Mushi," indicates a proper name, suggesting it is a unique personal name. This limited definition does not provide further context about the person, their role, or significance, leaving interpretation to the context in which it appears. The consistency of "Mushi" as a personal name across its occurrences in the Bible implies a unique individual. However, without additional information about their occupation, social status, or actions, the significance of this name within the broader biblical narrative remains unclear. Its occurrence in the scriptural text may be related to significant events or individuals, but this cannot be inferred from the data provided.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Numbers 3:20The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
1 Chronicles 6:47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
1 Chronicles 23:23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
1 Chronicles 24:26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
1 Chronicles 24:30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.