A name from Scripture
Hushai
HOO-shy
Meaning
Hasty; Quick
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 2 Samuel
What it points to
Hushai — David's 'friend' — risked everything to serve from behind enemy lines. His story teaches that friendship tested by danger reveals its true depth, and that a wise word at the right moment can change history.
Verses · King James Version
“So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 15:37
“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.”
2 Samuel 17:14