First name Hushai in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Hushai is the name of the Archite (2SA 15:32), David's friend (1CH 27:33), as well as name of father of Baana (1KI 4:16). Meaning of the name: their haste; their sensuality; their silence. Related names are: Absalom, Ahithophel, Israel . The translations of Hushai in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Hu-Sai in Vietnamese to Χουσι in Greek!
Name Hushai in the world's Bibles
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: (2SA 15:32)
So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. (2SA 15:37)
And 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. (2SA 16:16)
And 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. (2SA 16:16)
And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? (2SA 16:17)
And 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. (2SA 16:18)
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. (2SA 17:5)
And 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. (2SA 17:6)
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. (2SA 17:7)
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. (2SA 17:8)
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. (2SA 17:14)
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. (2SA 17:15)
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: (1KI 4:16)
And Ahithophel was the king's counseller: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion: (1CH 27:33)

Popularity of the name Hushai in its translations around the world

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