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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 34 times in 31 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back -- ashamed in a moment!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - My God, in Thee I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies exult over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - For Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And those hating us Thou hast put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered with reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - Ashamed are the proud, For with falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.
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