Strong's H4185 · Hebrew
מוּשׁ
mûwsh · /moosh/
Definition
to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
KJV: cease, depart, go back, remove, take away.
Root / derivation: a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4184 (מוּשׁ) through the idea of receding by contact);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מוּשׁ across 19 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Exodus 33:11And 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.
Psalms1 verse
Isaiah4 verses
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 46:7They 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 54:10For 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 59:21As 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.
Jeremiah2 verses
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. drought: or, restraint
Jeremiah 31:36If 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.
Micah2 verses
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 2:4In 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. a doleful: Heb. a lamentation of lamentations turning: or, instead of restoring
Zechariah2 verses
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 14:4And 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4185 (mûwsh) mean?
to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
How many times does H4185 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4185 (מוּשׁ) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “depart.”
How is mûwsh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4185 is rendered as “depart” (8×), “remove” (4×), “departed” (2×), “removed” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מוּשׁ come from?
a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H4184 (מוּשׁ) through the idea of receding by contact);