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Strong's H4185 מוּשׁ (mush)

Mush means “cease” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4185 — polyteles (“extremely expensive”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4185
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 12

Strong's H4185 Quick Answer

Strong's H4185 מוּשׁ (muwsh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. muwsh (moosh) v. 1. to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) [a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4184 through the idea of receding by contact)] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include lord, out, depart, saith, and day. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
muwsh (moosh) v. 1. to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) [a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4184 through the idea of receding by contact)]
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
lord, out, depart, saith, and day

Meaning and Definition

muwsh (moosh) v. 1. to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) [a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4184 through the idea of receding by contact)] KJV: cease, depart, go back, remove, take away. Root(s): H4184

Original Word
מוּשׁ
Transliteration
muwsh
Derivation
Root: מושׁ First root strongs: 4184
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4185. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to remove

Usage: 1) to depart, remove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to depart 1a2) to remove 1a3) to be removed (of inanimate objects) 1b) (Hiphil) to remove, depart

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

lord out depart saith day before mouth thee upon nor neither evil

How Strong's H4185 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4185 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4185 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 13:22 KJV

He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

Exodus 33:11 KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Numbers 14:44 KJV

But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4185.

Exodus 13:22 Old Testament, KJV
He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Exodus 33:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Numbers 14:44 Old Testament, KJV
But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
Joshua 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Judges 6:18 Old Testament, KJV
Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
Job 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Psalms 55:11 Old Testament, KJV
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Proverbs 17:13 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Isaiah 22:25 Old Testament, KJV
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 46:7 Old Testament, KJV
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Isaiah 54:10 Old Testament, KJV
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Isaiah 59:21 Old Testament, KJV
As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
Jeremiah 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah 31:36 Old Testament, KJV
If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Micah 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
Micah 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
Nahum 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Zechariah 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
Zechariah 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4185, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4185 FAQ

What does mush (מוּשׁ) mean?

Mush (Strong's H4185) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cease". muwsh (moosh) v. 1. to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) [a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4184 through the idea of receding by contact)]

How many times is mush (מוּשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H4185 across 12 books.

Where can I study mush (מוּשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4185 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mush (מוּשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lord, out, depart, saith, day, and before. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.