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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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:25

Exodus

32:1

Judges

3:25; 5:28

2 Samuel

19:6; 19:6

2 Kings

2:17; 8:11; 19:26

Job

6:20; 6:20; 19:3

Psalms

14:6; 35:4; 35:26; 40:15; 44:8; 53:6; 69:7; 70:3; 71:24; 119:31; 119:116

Proverbs

10:5; 12:4; 14:35; 17:2; 19:26; 29:15

Isaiah

1:29; 19:9; 20:5; 23:4; 23:4; 29:22; 30:5; 30:5; 37:27; 41:11; 45:16; 45:16; 45:17

Jeremiah

2:26; 2:26; 2:36; 6:15; 6:15; 6:15; 6:15; 8:9; 8:9; 8:12; 8:12; 8:12; 10:14; 10:14; 12:13; 14:3; 15:9; 15:9; 22:22; 31:19; 46:24; 48:1; 48:13; 48:13; 48:20; 48:39; 50:2; 51:17

Ezekiel

9:6; 9:6; 16:52; 16:52; 16:63; 32:30; 32:30; 36:32; 36:32; 36:32

Hosea

2:7; 2:7; 13:15

Joel

1:10; 1:10; 1:11; 1:11; 1:12; 1:12; 1:12; 1:12; 1:17; 1:17; 2:26; 2:27

Micah

3:7; 7:16

H954

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Strong's Number H954 matches the Hebrew בּוּשׁ (bûš),
which occurs 114 times in 105 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 2:25–Isa 19:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:25 - And the two were naked, both Adam and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - [fn] And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what is become of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - And they waited till they were ashamed, and, behold, there [fn]was no one that opened the doors of the upper chamber; and they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, saying, Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the [fn]wheels of his chariots tarry?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:17 - And they pressed him until he was ashamed; and he said, Send. And they sent fifty men, and sought three days, and found him not.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:11 - And he stood before him, and fixed his countenance till he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became as grass of the field, or as the green herb, the grass growing on houses, and that which is trodden down [fn]by him that stands upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask of the king a guard and horsemen to save us from the enemy in the way: for we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath are upon all that forsake him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - and I said, O Lord, I am ashamed and confounded, O my God, to lift up my face to thee: for our transgressions have abounded over our head, and our trespasses have increased even to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:3 - Ye speak against me; ye do not feel for me, but bear hard upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - (LXX 6:11) Let all mine enemies be put to shame and sore troubled: let them be turned back and grievously put to shame speedily.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - (LXX 13:6) Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his hope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - (LXX 21:6) They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - (LXX 24:2) O my God, I have trusted in thee: let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - (LXX 24:3) For none of them that wait on thee shall in any wise be ashamed: let them be ashamed that transgress without cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - (LXX 24:20) Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I have hoped in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - (LXX 30:1) For the end, a Psalm of David, an utterance of [fn]extreme fear. (30:2) O Lord, I have hoped in thee; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - (LXX 30:18) O Lord, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be ashamed, and brought down to Hades.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - (LXX 34:4) Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - (LXX 34:26) Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - (LXX 36:19) They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - (LXX 39:15) Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - (LXX 43:8) For thou hast saved us from them that afflicted us, and hast put to shame them that hated us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - (LXX 52:6) for God has scattered the bones of the men-pleasers; they were ashamed, for God despised them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - (LXX 68:7) Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord of hosts, be ashamed on my account: let not them that seek thee, be ashamed on my account, O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - (LXX 69:3) Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul: let them be turned backward and put to shame, that wish me evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - (LXX 70:1) By David, a Psalm sung by the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: let me never be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - (LXX 70:13) Let those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - (LXX 70:24) Moreover also my tongue shall [fn]dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - (LXX 82:18) Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yea, let them be confounded and destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - (LXX 85:17) Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see it and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - (LXX 96:7) Let all that worship graven images be ashamed, who boast of their idols; [fn] worship him, all ye his angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - (LXX 108:28) Let them curse, but thou shalt bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let thy servant rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - (LXX 118:6) Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - (LXX 118:31) I have cleaved to thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - (LXX 118:46) And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - (LXX 118:78) Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - (LXX 118:80) Let mine heart be blameless in thine ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - (LXX 118:116) Uphold me according to thy word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - (LXX 126:5) Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - (LXX 128:5) Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - He that dishonours his father, and drives away his mother, shall be disgraced and shall be exposed to reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - And shame shall come upon them that work fine flax, and them that [fn]make fine linen.

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