H4188 H4188
Mushite (adjective); descendants of Mushi son of Merari, a Levitical family
This gentillic adjective identifies the Levitical clan descended from Mushi, son of Merari, grandson of Levi. Both occurrences (Numbers 3:33; 26:58) refer to 'the family of the Mushites' in priestly census lists. The Mushites formed one branch of the Merarite clan, responsible for specific tabernacle duties involving boards, bars, pillars, and sockets (Numbers 3:36-37). The term functions collectively, referring to the entire family group rather than individuals.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The collective designation for the Levitical family descended from Mushi son of Merari. Both Numbers passages use the definite article with this gentillic, treating it as a known family unit within the tribal structure. Spanish uses both singular and plural forms (musita/musitas), while other languages maintain singular forms with collective sense, reflecting the Hebrew's treatment of clan names as both individual ancestral reference and group designation. 2×
AR["الْمُوشِيِّ", "الْمُوشِيّ"]·ben["মূশীয়দের"]·DE["der-Mushite"]·EN["the-Mushite"]·FR["le-Mushite"]·heb["ה-מושי"]·HI["मूशी-का"]·ID["orang-Musi"]·IT["il-Mushite"]·jav["Musi", "tiyang-Musi"]·KO["그-무시-의", "그-무시의"]·PT["o-Mushita", "o-mushita"]·RU["Муши", "Мушино"]·ES["el-musita", "los-musitas"]·SW["Wamushi", "ya-Wamushi"]·TR["-Muşililer'in", "Muşilerin-"]·urd["موشی-کا", "موشیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. מוּשִׁי adj. gent. c. art. as n. coll. מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמּ׳ Nu 3:33; 26:58.