To perplex
בּוּךְStrong’s H0943bukh
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Bukh is the Hebrew word usually translated “wandering in confusion”, “it was in confusion” and “have wandered in confusion”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.”
Meaning
- To perplex, confuse, be confused(Niphal) to be confused, be in confusion
How it's translated
- wandering in confusion 1
- it was in confusion 1
- they have wandered in confusion 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 1
- Esther 1
- Joel 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Esther 3:15The 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 1:18How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Hebrew dictionary
בּוּךְ bukh · to perplex
1) to perplex, confuse, be confused 1a) (Niphal) to be confused, be in confusion
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “perplex” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERPLEX', adjective
Intricate; difficult. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.