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Lexicon :: Strong's H954 - bûš

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בּוּשׁ
Transliteration
bûš
Pronunciation
boosh
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 222

Strong’s Definitions

בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed:—(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 109x

The KJV translates Strong's H954 in the following manner: ashamed (72x), confounded (21x), shame (9x), all 2 (inf. for emphasis), confusion (1x), delayed (1x), dry (1x), long (1x), shamed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 109x
The KJV translates Strong's H954 in the following manner: ashamed (72x), confounded (21x), shame (9x), all 2 (inf. for emphasis), confusion (1x), delayed (1x), dry (1x), long (1x), shamed (1x).
  1. to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to feel shame

      2. to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)

    2. (Piel) to delay (in shame)

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to put to shame

      2. to act shamefully

      3. to be ashamed

    4. (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed:—(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
STRONGS H954: Abbreviations
בּוֺשׁ 109 verb be ashamed (Sabean בוס; מהבאס = evil-doer DHMZMG 1883, 375, || Aramaic בְּהַת, Syriac bdb010109; Arabic bdb010110, bdb010111 mean disperse) —
Qal Perfect Jeremiah 48:39; בּשׁ Jeremiah 48:13; בּוֺשָׁה Jeremiah 15:9; בּשְׁתִּי Jeremiah 31:19 + 25 times; Imperfect יֵבוֺשׁ Isaiah 29:22 + 57 times; Infinitive absolute בּוֺשׁ Jeremiah 6:15; Jeremiah 8:12; Imperative בּוֺשִׁי Isaiah 23:4; Ezekiel 16:52, בּוֺשׁוּ Ezekiel 36:32; Participle plural בּוֺשִׁים Ezekiel 32:30; —
1. absolute feel shame Jeremiah 6:15 + 16 times, Isaiah 19:9; Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah 37:27; Isa2, Isaiah 45:16 + 14 times, Ezekiel 16:63; Micah 7:16; Joel 2:26, 27; 2 Kings 19:26; Ezekiel 9:6; Job 6:20; Psalm 6:11 (+ 27 times, chiefly in late Psalms).
2. followed by מִן, be ashamed of, i.e. disconcerted, disappointed by reason of Jeremiah 2:36 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 12:13; Jeremiah 48:13; Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 20:5; Ezekiel 32:30; Ezekiel 36:32.
3. with object בּשְׁתִּי לִשְׁאוֺל I am ashamed to ask Ezekiel 8:22; לֹא תֵבשׁוּ תַּהְכְּרוּ לִי ye are not ashamed to deal hardly with me (imperfect subject) Job 19:3. בּושׁ often || נכלם & חפר; בּשׁוּ וְהָכְלְמוּ they are ashamed and confounded Jeremiah 14:3; Jeremiah 22:22; Isa2, Isaiah 41:11; Isaiah 45:16; Isaiah 45:17; Ezekiel 16:52; Ezekiel 36:32; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 69:7; Ezekiel 9:6; וּבשׁוּ הַחֹזִים וְחָֽפְרוּ הַקֹּסְמִים and the seers shall be ashamed and the diviners confounded Micah 3:7, compare Jeremiah 15:9; Job 6:20; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 40:15; Psalm 70:3; Psalm 71:24; יֵבוֺשׁ מְקוֺרוֺ Hosea 13:15 (read יִיבַשׁ be dry); עַדבּֿוֺשׁ to the point of confusion Judges 3:25 (compare GFM), 2 Kings 2:17; 2 Kings 8:11.
Polel Perfect בּשֵׁשׁ delay (in shame), בּשֵׁשׁ משֶׁה לָרֶדֶת Moses delayed to descend Exodus 32:1 (J), מַדּוּעַ בּשֵׁשׁ רִכְבּוֺ לָבוֺא why delay his chariots to come ? Judges 5:28.
Hiph.
1. הֱבִישׁוֺתָ Psalm 44:8; הֱבִישֹׁתָה Psalm 53:6; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תְּבִישֵׁנִי Psalm 119:31; Psalm 119:116; תָּבִישׁוּ Psalm 14:6; put to shame, Participle מֵבִישׁ Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 19:26; Proverbs 29:15; one causing shame or acting shamefully, || מִשְׂכִּיל; עֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁל בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ a servant acting wisely will rule over a son causing shame Proverbs 17:2; מְבִישָׁה || אֵשֶׁת חַיִל Proverbs 12:4.
2. הוֺבִישׁ 2 Samuel 19:6; Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 6:15; Joel 1:10, 12; הֹבִישׁ Jeremiah 10:14 + 7 times, Hosea 2:7; Joel 1:12, 17; Isaiah 30:5 (but הבאיש Kt); הֹבִשׁוּ Jeremiah 8:9, 12; Imperative הֹבִישׁוּ Joel 1:11 (all the forms in Joel derived √ יָבֵשׁ by ancient versions and some moderns, see Ew§ 122 e Ges§ 72, 6).
a. put to shame 2 Samuel 19:6.
b. act shamefully Hosea 2:7.
c. to be put to shame Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 6:15; Jeremiah 46:24; Jeremiah 48:1 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 48:20; Jeremiah 50:2 (twice in verse); Joel 1:10, 12, 17 (?).
d. be ashamed Jeremiah 8:9, 12; Joel 1:11, 12 (?) Isaiah 30:5 (Qr); with מִן Jeremiah 10:14 = Jeremiah 51:17.
Hithp. Imperfect יִתְבּשָׁ֑שׁוּ ashamed before one another Genesis 2:25 (J).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H954 matches the Hebrew בּוּשׁ (bûš),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in 'Isa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 -

For you will be ashamed [of the degradation] of the oaks in which you took [idolatrous] pleasure,

And you will be ashamed of the gardens [of passion] which you have chosen [for pagan worship].

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 -

Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax

And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:5 - “Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 -

Be ashamed, O Sidon [mother-city of Tyre, now like a widow bereaved of her children];

For the sea speaks, the stronghold of the sea, saying,

“I have neither labored nor given birth [to children];

I have neither brought up young men nor reared virgins.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:23 -

Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed,

For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,

And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 -

Though Your hand is lifted up [to strike], O LORD, the wicked do not see it.

Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame;

Indeed, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:22 -

Therefore, the LORD, who redeemed Abraham [from paganism] says this, concerning the house of Jacob (Israel):

“Jacob will not be ashamed, nor will his face turn pale [with disappointment because of his children’s degenerate behavior];

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 -

“All will be ashamed because of a people (the Egyptians) who cannot benefit them,

Who are not a help or benefit, but a shame and also a disgrace.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 -

“Therefore their inhabitants had little power,

They were terrorized and shamed;

They were like the grass of the field and the green vegetation,

Like grass on the housetops and like a field [of grain] scorched before it is grown.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:11 -

“Indeed, all those who are angry with you will be put to shame and humiliated;

Those who strive against you will be as nothing and will perish.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 -

Those who trust in carved idols will be turned back,

And utterly put to shame,

Who say to cast images,

“You are our gods.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 -

All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11 - In fact, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble, let them stand up, let them be terrified, let them together be put to shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:16 -

They will be put to shame and also humiliated, all of them;

They who make idols will go away together in humiliation.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:17 -

Israel has been saved by the LORD

With an everlasting salvation;

You will not be put to shame or humiliated

for all eternity.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:24 -

“It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the LORD are righteousness and strength.’

To Him people will come,

And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 -

“Kings will be your attendants,

And their princesses your nurses.

They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth

And lick the dust of your feet;

And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the LORD;

For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:7 -

For the Lord GOD helps Me,

Therefore, I have not been ashamed or humiliated.

Therefore, I have made My face like flint,

And I know that I shall not be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 -

“Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame,

And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, for you will not be disgraced.

For you will forget the shame of your youth,

And you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 -

Therefore, the Lord GOD says this,

“Listen carefully, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry;

Indeed, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty;

Indeed, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5 -

Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble [with awe-filled reverence] at His word:

“Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My Name’s sake,

Have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy.’

But they will be put to shame.

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