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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 - The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Get up, make us gods that will go before us. As for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - They waited so long they were embarrassed, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. Finally they took the key and opened the doors. Right before their eyes was their master, sprawled out dead on the floor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - Through the window she looked; Sisera's mother cried out through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so slow to return? Why are the hoofbeats of his chariot-horses delayed?'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:17 - But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, "Send them out." They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:11 - Elisha just stared at him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the prophet started crying.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - Their residents are powerless, they are terrified and ashamed. They are as short-lived as plants in the field, or green vegetation. They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, "The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - I prayed, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:3 - These ten times you have been reproaching me; you are not ashamed to attack me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - May all my enemies be humiliated and absolutely terrified! May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - For you deliver us from our enemies; you humiliate those who hate us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign LORD and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O LORD, will help me and comfort me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I hold fast to your rules. O LORD, do not let me be ashamed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you find so desirable; you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards where you choose to worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale.

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