Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H943: בּוּךְ

bûwk · pronounced book · “to perplex”

Definition

to involve (literally or figuratively)

KJV translates it as: be entangled, (perplexed).

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

1) to perplex, confuse, be confused
1a) (Niphal) to be confused, be in confusion

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H943 is translated

  • are wandering in confusion ×1
  • it was in confusion ×1
  • they have wandered in confusion ×1

Bible verses with H943 (bûwk)

Bûwk appears in 3 verses.

  • Exodus 14:3

    For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

  • Esther 3:15

    The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

  • Joel 1:18

    How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

Words derived from H943