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

Page 2 / 3 (Isa 20:5–Joe 2:27)

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:5 - “Then they will be dismayed and ashamed H954 because of Ethiopia their hope and Egypt their boast.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 -

Be H954 ashamed H954, O Sidon;

For the sea speaks, the strong defense of the sea, saying,

“I have neither travailed nor given birth;

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

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:23 -

Then the moon will be humiliated and the sun ashamed H954,

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

And His glory will be before His elders.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 -

O Yahweh, Your hand is raised up high, yet they do not behold it.

[fn]They behold Your zeal for the people and are put H954 to H954 shame H954;

Indeed, [fn]fire will devour Your adversaries.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:22 -

Therefore thus says Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:

“Jacob shall not now be H954 ashamed H954, and now his face shall not turn pale;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 -

“Everyone will be H954 ashamed H954 because of a people who cannot profit them,

Who are not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 -

“So their inhabitants were short of power;

They were dismayed and put H954 to H954 shame H954;

They were as the plant of the field and as the green herb,

As grass on the rooftops [fn]is scorched before it rises.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:11 -

“Behold, all those who are angered at you will be H954 shamed H954 and dishonored;

Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 -

They will be turned back and be utterly H954 put H954 to H954 shame H954,

Who trust in graven images,

Who say to molten images,

“You are our gods.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 -

Those who form [fn]a graven image are all of them [fn]futile, and their desirable things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11 - Behold, all his companions will be put H954 to H954 shame H954. The craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them be in dread, let them together be put H954 to H954 shame H954.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:16 -

They will be put H954 to H954 shame H954 and even dishonored, all of them;

The craftsmen of idols will go away together in dishonor.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:17 -

Israel has been saved by Yahweh

With an everlasting salvation;

You will not be put H954 to H954 shame H954 or dishonored

To all eternity.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:24 -

“They will say of Me, ‘Only in Yahweh are righteousness and strength.’

Men will come to Him,

And all who were angry at Him will be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 -

“Kings will be your guardians,

And their princesses your nurses.

They will bow down to you with their [fn]faces to the earth

And lick the dust of your feet;

And you will know that I am Yahweh;

Those who hope in Me will not be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:7 -

Even now Lord Yahweh helps Me,

Therefore, I am not dishonored;

Therefore, I have set My face like flint,

And I know that I will not be H954 ashamed H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 -

“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put H954 to H954 shame H954;

And do not feel dishonored, for you will not be humiliated;

But you will forget the shame of your virginity,

And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 -

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, My slaves will eat, but you will be hungry.

Behold, My slaves will drink, but you will be thirsty.

Behold, My slaves will be glad, but you will be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5 -

Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at His word:

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

Have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your gladness.’

But they will be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:26 -

“As the thief is shamed when he is found,

So the house of Israel is shamed H954;

They, their kings, their princes,

And their priests and their prophets,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:36 -

“Why do you despise Him so much

In changing your way?

Also, you will be put H954 to H954 shame H954 by Egypt

As you were put H954 to H954 shame H954 by Assyria.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:15 -

“Were H954 they ashamed H954 because of the abomination they have done?

They were H954 not even ashamed H954 at all H954;

They did not even know how to feel dishonor.

Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;

At the time that I punish them,

They shall be cast down,” says Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:9 -

“The wise men are put H954 to H954 shame H954;

They are dismayed and captured;

Behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh,

And what kind of wisdom do they have?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:12 -

“Were H954 they ashamed H954 because of the abomination they had done?

They certainly were H954 not ashamed H954,

And they did not know how to feel dishonor;

Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;

At the time of their [fn]punishment they shall be brought down,”

Says Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:19 -

“For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion,

‘How we are destroyed!

We are put H954 to H954 great shame H954,

For we have left the land

Because they have cast down our dwellings.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:13 -

“They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns;

They have strained themselves [fn]to no profit.

But be H954 ashamed H954 of your produce

Because of the burning anger of Yahweh.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 -

“Their mighty ones have sent their [fn]underlings for water;

They have come to the trenches and found no water.

They have returned with their vessels empty;

They have been put H954 to H954 shame H954 and dishonored,

And they cover their heads.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 -

“Because the ground is [fn]dismayed,

For there has been no rain on the land,

The farmers have been put H954 to H954 shame H954;

They have covered their heads.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:9 -

“She who bore seven sons languishes;

[fn]Her breathing is labored.

Her sun has set while it was yet day;

She has been shamed H954 and humiliated.

So I will give over their survivors to the sword

Before their enemies,” declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:13 -

O Yahweh, the hope of Israel,

All who forsake You will be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Those who turn [fn]away on earth will be written down

Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:18 -

Let those who pursue me be put H954 to H954 shame H954, but as for me, let me not be put H954 to H954 shame H954;

Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed.

Bring on them a day of calamity,

And [fn]crush them with twofold [fn]crushing!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:11 -

But Yahweh is with me like a ruthless mighty one;

Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.

They will be H954 utterly ashamed H954, because they have not prospered,

With an everlasting dishonor that will not be forgotten.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:22 -

“The wind will sweep away all your shepherds,

And your lovers will go into captivity;

Then you will surely be H954 ashamed H954 and feel dishonor

Because of all your evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:19 -

‘For after I turned away, I repented;

And after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh;

I was H954 ashamed H954 and also dishonored

Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:13 - “And Moab will be H954 ashamed H954 of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was H954 ashamed H954 of Bethel, their trust.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How [fn]shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is H954 ashamed H954! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 -

Concerning Damascus.

“Hamath and Arpad are put H954 to H954 shame H954,

For they have heard a bad report;

They are melting away.

There is anxiety by the sea,

It cannot be quieted.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:12 -

Your mother [fn]will be H954 greatly ashamed H954;

She who gave you birth [fn]will be humiliated.

Behold, she will be the least of the nations,

A wilderness, a parched land, and a desert.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:47 -

Therefore behold, days are coming

When I will punish the graven images of Babylon;

And her whole land will be put H954 to H954 shame H954,

And all her slain will fall in her midst.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:51 -

We are H954 ashamed H954 because we have heard reproach;

Dishonor has covered our faces,

For strangers have entered

The holy places of the house of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52 - “Also bear your dishonor in that you have [fn]made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be H954 also ashamed H954 and bear your dishonor, in that you made your sisters appear righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:63 - so that you may remember and be H954 ashamed H954 and never open your mouth anymore because of your dishonor, when I have atoned for you for all that you have done,” declares Lord Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:30 -

“There also are the [fn]chiefs of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who in spite of the terror resulting from their might, in H954 shame H954 went down with the slain. So they lay down uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bore their dishonor with those who go down to the pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:32 - “I am not doing this for your sake,” declares Lord Yahweh, “let it be known to you. Be H954 ashamed H954 and feel dishonor for your ways, O house of Israel!”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:19 -

The wind binds them up in its wings,

And they will be H954 ashamed H954 because of their sacrifices.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:6 -

The thing itself will be carried to Assyria

As tribute to [fn]King Jareb;

Ephraim will receive shame,

And Israel will be H954 ashamed H954 of its own counsel.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:15 -

Though he is fruitful among the [fn]reeds,

An east wind will come,

The wind of Yahweh coming up from the wilderness;

And his fountain will become dry,

And his spring will be dried up;

It will plunder his treasury of every desirable article.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:11 -

[fn]Be H954 ashamed H954, O farmers,

Wail, O vinedressers,

For the wheat and the barley,

Because the harvest of the field perishes.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:26 -

“And you will have plenty to consume and be satisfied

And praise the name of Yahweh your God,

Who has dealt wondrously with you;

Then My people will never be put H954 to H954 shame H954.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:27 -

“Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,

And that I am Yahweh your God,

And there is no other;

And My people will never be put H954 to H954 shame H954.


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