Hushai
חוּשַׁיStrong’s H2365chushay (chu-shay)
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chushay is the Hebrew word usually translated “hushai”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:”
Meaning
- An Archite, a friend of David
- The father of Baana, an officer of Solomon; probably the same as 1
How it's translated
- hushai 13
- and hushai 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 11
- 1 Kings 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 15:37So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 16:16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
- 2 Samuel 16:17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
- 2 Samuel 16:18And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
- 2 Samuel 17:5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
- 2 Samuel 17:6And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
Hebrew dictionary
חוּשַׁי chushay · Hushai
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.15.32; father of: Baana (H1195H) § Hushai = "hasting" 1) an Archite, a friend of David 2) the father of Baana, an officer of Solomon; probably the same as 1
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.