2365. Chushay
Strong's Lexicon
Chushay: Hushai

Original Word: חיּשַׁי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Chuwshay
Pronunciation: KHOOSH-ay
Phonetic Spelling: (khoo-shah'-ee)
Definition: Hushai
Meaning: Chushai

Word Origin: Derived from the root חוּשׁ (chush), meaning "to hasten" or "to hurry."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Hushai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Hushai is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "hasty" or "quick." He is known as "Hushai the Archite," a loyal friend and advisor to King David.

Cultural and Historical Background: Hushai was an important figure during the reign of King David, particularly during the rebellion of Absalom. As an Archite, he belonged to a clan or family group within the tribe of Benjamin. His role as a counselor and his loyalty to David highlight the importance of wisdom and loyalty in the royal court. In the ancient Near Eastern context, advisors like Hushai played crucial roles in political and military strategies.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chush
Definition
two Isr.
NASB Translation
Hushai (14).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חוּשַׁי proper name, masculine 1. הָאַרְכִּי ׳ח 2 Samuel 15:32; so 2 Samuel 17:5,14, called רֵעֶה דוד 2 Samuel 15:37 friend of David, so 2 Samuel 16:16a; compare 2 Samuel 16:16b; 2 Samuel 16:17,18; 1 Chronicles 27:33; also 1 Samuel 17:6,7,8,15.

2 1 Kings 4:16 father of one of Solomon's officers.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hushai

From chuwsh; hasty; Chushai, an Israelite -- Hushai.

see HEBREW chuwsh

Forms and Transliterations
וְחוּשַׁ֥י וחושי חוּשַׁ֔י חוּשַׁ֖י חוּשַׁ֗י חוּשַׁ֛י חוּשַׁ֣י חוּשַׁ֧י חוּשַׁי֙ חוּשַׁי֮ חוּשָׁ֔י חושי לְחוּשַׁ֣י לחושי chuShai ḥū·šay ḥū·šāy ḥūšay ḥūšāy lə·ḥū·šay lechuShai ləḥūšay vechuShai wə·ḥū·šay wəḥūšay
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 15:32
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֤ה לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י קָר֙וּעַ֙
NAS: that behold, Hushai the Archite
KJV: God, behold, Hushai the Archite
INT: behold to meet Hushai the Archite torn

2 Samuel 15:37
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֥א חוּשַׁ֛י רֵעֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד
NAS: So Hushai, David's friend,
KJV: So Hushai David's friend
INT: came Hushai friend David's

2 Samuel 16:16
HEB: כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֞א חוּשַׁ֧י הָאַרְכִּ֛י רֵעֶ֥ה
NAS: about when Hushai the Archite,
KJV: And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite,
INT: after came Hushai the Archite friend

2 Samuel 16:16
HEB: אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חוּשַׁי֙ אֶל־ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם
NAS: to Absalom, that Hushai said
KJV: unto Absalom, that Hushai said
INT: Absalom said Hushai to Absalom

2 Samuel 16:17
HEB: אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־ חוּשַׁ֔י זֶ֥ה חַסְדְּךָ֖
NAS: said to Hushai, Is this
KJV: said to Hushai, [Is] this thy kindness
INT: Absalom to Hushai is this your loyalty

2 Samuel 16:18
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־ אַבְשָׁלֹם֒
NAS: Then Hushai said to Absalom,
KJV: And Hushai said unto Absalom,
INT: said Hushai to Absalom

2 Samuel 17:5
HEB: נָ֔א גַּ֖ם לְחוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֑י וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה
NAS: Now call Hushai the Archite also,
KJV: Call now Hushai the Archite
INT: Now also Hushai the Archite hear

2 Samuel 17:6
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֣א חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־ אַבְשָׁלוֹם֒
NAS: When Hushai had come to Absalom,
KJV: And when Hushai was come to Absalom,
INT: had come Hushai to Absalom

2 Samuel 17:7
HEB: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חוּשַׁ֖י אֶל־ אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם
NAS: So Hushai said to Absalom,
KJV: And Hushai said unto Absalom,
INT: said Hushai to Absalom

2 Samuel 17:8
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ
NAS: Moreover, Hushai said, You know
KJV: For, said Hushai, thou knowest
INT: said Hushai You know

2 Samuel 17:14
HEB: טוֹבָ֗ה עֲצַת֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י מֵעֲצַ֖ת
NAS: The counsel of Hushai the Archite
KJV: The counsel of Hushai the Archite
INT: is better the counsel of Hushai the Archite the counsel

2 Samuel 17:15
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־ צָד֤וֹק
NAS: Then Hushai said to Zadok
KJV: Then said Hushai unto Zadok
INT: said Hushai to Zadok

1 Kings 4:16
HEB: בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־ חוּשָׁ֔י בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃
NAS: the son of Hushai, in Asher
KJV: the son of Hushai [was] in Asher
INT: Baana the son of Hushai Asher and Bealoth

1 Chronicles 27:33
HEB: לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ס וְחוּשַׁ֥י הָאַרְכִּ֖י רֵ֥עַ
NAS: to the king; and Hushai the Archite
KJV: counsellor: and Hushai the Archite
INT: counselor to the king and Hushai the Archite friend

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2365
14 Occurrences


ḥū·šay — 12 Occ.
lə·ḥū·šay — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥū·šay — 1 Occ.















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