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Lexicon :: Strong's H954 - bûš

Aa
בּוּשׁ
Transliteration
bûš
Pronunciation
boosh
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 without clothing, and they had no sense of shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - And they went on waiting till they were shamed, but the doors were still shut; so they took the key, and, opening them, saw their lord stretched out dead on the floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - Looking out from the window she gave a cry, the mother of Sisera was crying out through the window, Why is his carriage so long in coming? When will the noise of his wheels be sounding?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:17 - But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:11 - And he kept his eyes fixed on him till he was shamed, and the man of God was overcome with weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass on the house-tops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I would not, for shame, make request to the king for a band of armed men and horsemen to give us help against those who might make attacks on us on the way: for we had said to the king, The hand of our God is on his servants for good, but his power and his wrath are against all those who are turned away from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:3 - Ten times now you have made sport of me; it gives you no sense of shame to do me wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:17 - Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:7 - But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:5 - They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:17 - Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - Shamed be all those who give worship to images, and take pride in false gods; give him worship, all you gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - Let all the haters of Zion be shamed and turned back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - For you will be put to shame because of the trees of your desire, and because of the gardens of your pleasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame.

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