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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. H954

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - Now when the people saw that Moses delayed H954 to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us [fn]a god who will go before us; as for this 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 until they [fn]became H954 anxious; H954 but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the [fn]floor dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - “Out of the window she looked and lamented,
The mother of Sisera through the [fn]lattice,
‘Why does his chariot delay in coming?
Why do the [fn]hoofbeats of his chariots tarry?’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:17 - But when they urged him until he was ashamed, H954 he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched three days but did not find him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:11 - He [fn]fixed his gaze steadily on him until he was ashamed, H954 and the man of God wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - ‘Therefore their inhabitants were short of strength,
They were dismayed and put H954 to shame; H954
They were as the vegetation of the field and as the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed H954 to request from the king troops and horsemen to [fn]protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is [fn]favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed H954 and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have [fn]risen above our heads and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - “They were [fn]disappointed H954 for they had trusted,
They came there and were confounded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:3 - “These ten times you have insulted me;
You are not ashamed H954 to wrong me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - All my enemies will be ashamed H954 and greatly dismayed;
They shall [fn]turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You would put H954 to shame H954 the counsel of the afflicted,
But the LORD is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - To You they cried out and were delivered;
In You they trusted and were not [fn]disappointed. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - O my God, in You I trust,
Do not let me be ashamed; H954
Do not let my enemies exult over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; H954
[fn]Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Guard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me be ashamed, H954 for I take refuge in You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed; H954
In Your righteousness deliver me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - Let me not be put H954 to shame, H954 O LORD, for I call upon You;
Let the wicked be put H954 to shame, H954 let them be silent in [fn]Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Let those be ashamed H954 and dishonored who seek my [fn]life;
Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - Let those be ashamed H954 and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress;
Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - They will not be ashamed H954 in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - Let those be ashamed H954 and humiliated together
Who seek my [fn]life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [fn]in my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - But You have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have put H954 to shame H954 those who hate us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - There they were in great [fn]fear where no [fn]fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of [fn]him who encamped against you;
You put H954 them to shame, H954 because God had rejected them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - May those who wait for You not be ashamed H954 through me, O Lord [fn]GOD of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let those be ashamed H954 and humiliated
Who seek my [fn]life;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [fn]in my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed H954 and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek [fn]to injure me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, H954 for they are humiliated who seek [fn]my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - Let them be ashamed H954 and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, H954
Because You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - Let all those be ashamed H954 who serve graven images,
Who boast themselves of idols;
[fn]Worship Him, all you [fn]gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed, H954
But Your servant shall be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I shall not be ashamed H954
When I look [fn]upon all Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put H954 me to shame! H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - May the arrogant be ashamed, H954 for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - May my heart be [fn]blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:116

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me according to Your [fn]word, that I may live;
And do not let me be [fn]ashamed H954 of my hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed H954
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - May all who hate Zion
Be put H954 to shame H954 and turned backward;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts H954 shamefully. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - An [fn]excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames H954 him is like rottenness in his bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely,
But his anger is toward him who acts H954 shamefully. H954

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts H954 shamefully, H954
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - He who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful H954 and disgraceful son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom,
But a child [fn]who gets his own way brings H954 shame H954 to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - Surely [fn]you will be ashamed H954 of the [fn]oaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax
And the weavers of white cloth will be [fn]utterly H954 dejected. H954

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