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Strong H4187מוּשִׁי

Mushi

Transliteration
mûshîy mûshshîy
Pronunciation
{moo-shee'} mush-shee'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H4184; sensitive;
{Mushi} a Levite: - Mushi.

Meaning of the name

Mushi = "yielding"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.19;
son of: Merari (H4847);
brother of: Mahli (H4249) and Jaaziah (H3269);
father of: Mahli (H4249H), Eder (H5740A) and Jerimoth (H3406K)
Also named: mu.shi (מוּשִׁי "Mushite" H4188)

In the biblical story

Mushi

A Levite, son of Merari, and head of a clan.

Mushi was a son of Merari and a grandson of Levi, who became the head of the Mushite clan within the Levitical tribe.

In the Bible

Strong H4187 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • mushi8

First verses

  1. Exodus 6:19
    And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
  2. Numbers 3:20
    And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:19
    The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:47
    The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
  5. 1 Chronicles 23:21
    The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
  6. 1 Chronicles 23:23
    The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
  7. 1 Chronicles 24:26
    The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
  8. 1 Chronicles 24:30
    The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
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