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Lexicon :: Strong's H954 - bûš

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בּוּשׁ
Transliteration
bûš
Pronunciation
boosh
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 ; Arabic , 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).
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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