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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 - Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods[fn] who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - They waited to the point of embarrassment, but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - “Through the window peered Sisera’s mother; behind the lattice she cried out, ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:17 - But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:11 - He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed. Then the man of God began to weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - Their people, drained of power, are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, scorched before it grows up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - and prayed: “I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:3 - Ten times now you have reproached me; shamelessly you attack me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Lord, the LORD Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - May my accusers perish in shame; 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 - My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - A king delights in a wise servant, but a shameful servant arouses his fury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - “You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.

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