1) to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to feel shame 1a2) to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of) 1b) (Piel) to delay (in shame) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to put to shame 1c2) to act shamefully 1c3) to be ashamed 1d) (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another
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H954 — בּוֹשׁ
bush · be ashamed · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 2:25 · יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.Exodus 32:1 · בֹשֵׁ֥שׁNow when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”Judges 3:25 · בּ֔וֹשׁSo they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.Judges 5:28 · בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁSisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’2 Samuel 19:5 · הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּThen Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.2 Kings 2:17 · בֹּ֖שׁBut when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.2 Kings 8:11 · בֹּ֑שׁElisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.2 Kings 19:26 · וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּTherefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.Ezra 8:22 · בֹ֗שְׁתִּיFor I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”Ezra 9:6 · בֹּ֣שְׁתִּיand said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.Job 6:20 · בֹּ֥שׁוּThey are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.Job 19:3 · תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּTen times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.Psalm 6:10 · יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ · יֵבֹ֥שׁוּAll my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.Psalm 14:6 · תָבִ֑ישׁוּYou sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.Psalm 22:5 · בֽוֹשׁוּ׃They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.Psalm 25:2 · אֵב֑וֹשָׁהin You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.Psalm 25:3 · יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ · יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּSurely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.Psalm 25:20 · אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁGuard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.Psalm 31:1 · אֵב֣וֹשָׁהFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.Psalm 31:17 · אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה · יֵבֹ֥שׁוּO LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.Psalm 35:4 · יֵבֹ֣שׁוּMay those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.Psalm 35:26 · יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּMay those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.Psalm 37:19 · יֵ֭בֹשׁוּIn the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.Psalm 40:14 · יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalm 44:7 · הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.Psalm 53:5 · הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָהThere they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.Psalm 69:6 · יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּMay those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.Psalm 70:2 · יֵבֹ֣שׁוּMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalm 71:1 · אֵב֥וֹשָׁהIn You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.Psalm 71:13 · יֵבֹ֣שׁוּMay the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.Psalm 71:24 · בֹ֥שׁוּMy tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Psalm 83:17 · יֵבֹ֖שׁוּMay they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.Psalm 86:17 · וְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּShow me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.Psalm 97:7 · יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!Psalm 109:28 · וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּThough they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.Psalm 119:6 · אֵב֑וֹשׁThen I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.Psalm 119:31 · תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.Psalm 119:46 · אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.Psalm 119:78 · יֵבֹ֣שׁוּMay the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.Psalm 119:80 · אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.Psalm 119:116 · תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִיSustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.Psalm 127:5 · יֵבֹ֑שׁוּBlessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.Psalm 129:5 · יֵ֭בֹשׁוּMay all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.Proverbs 10:5 · מֵבִֽישׁ׃He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.Proverbs 12:4 · מְבִישָֽׁה׃A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.Proverbs 14:35 · מֵבִֽישׁ׃A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.Proverbs 17:2 · מֵבִ֑ישׁA wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.Proverbs 19:26 · מֵבִ֥ישׁHe who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.Proverbs 29:15 · מֵבִ֥ישׁA rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.Isaiah 1:29 · יֵבֹ֔שׁוּSurely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.Isaiah 19:9 · וּבֹ֛שׁוּThe workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.Isaiah 20:5 · וָבֹ֑שׁוּThose who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.Isaiah 23:4 · בּ֣וֹשִׁיBe ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”Isaiah 24:23 · וּבוֹשָׁ֖הThe moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.Isaiah 26:11 · וְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!Isaiah 29:22 · יֵבוֹשׁ֙Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.Isaiah 30:5 · הֹבִ֔ישׁeveryone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They bring neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.”Isaiah 37:27 · וָבֹ֑שׁוּTherefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.Isaiah 41:11 · יֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.Isaiah 42:17 · יֵבֹ֣שׁוּBut those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.Isaiah 44:9 · יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.Isaiah 44:11 · יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ · יֵבֹ֥שׁוּBehold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.Isaiah 45:16 · בּ֥וֹשׁוּThey will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.Isaiah 45:17 · תֵבֹ֥שׁוּBut Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.Isaiah 45:24 · וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּSurely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.Isaiah 49:23 · יֵבֹ֖שׁוּKings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Isaiah 50:7 · אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.Isaiah 54:4 · תֵב֔וֹשִׁיDo not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.Isaiah 65:13 · תֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.Isaiah 66:5 · יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”Jeremiah 2:26 · הֹבִ֖ישׁוּAs the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophetsJeremiah 2:36 · תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי · בֹּ֖שְׁתְּHow impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.Jeremiah 6:15 · הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ · בּ֣וֹשׁ · יֵב֗וֹשׁוּAre they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.Jeremiah 8:9 · הֹבִ֣ישׁוּThe wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?Jeremiah 8:12 · הֹבִ֕שׁוּ · בּ֣וֹשׁ · יֵבֹ֗שׁוּAre they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.Jeremiah 9:19 · בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּFor the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”Jeremiah 12:13 · וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”Jeremiah 14:3 · בֹּ֥שׁוּThe nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.Jeremiah 14:4 · בֹּ֥שׁוּThe ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.Jeremiah 15:9 · בּ֣וֹשָׁהThe mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 17:13 · יֵבֹ֑שׁוּO LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.Jeremiah 17:18 · יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ · אֵבֹ֣שָׁהLet my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.Jeremiah 20:11 · בֹּ֤שׁוּBut the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.Jeremiah 22:22 · תֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.Jeremiah 31:19 · בֹּ֚שְׁתִּיAfter I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’Jeremiah 46:24 · הֹבִ֖ישָׁהThe Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”Jeremiah 48:1 · הֹבִ֥ישָׁה · הֹבִ֥ישָׁהConcerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.Jeremiah 48:13 · וּבֹ֥שׁ · בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.Jeremiah 48:20 · הֹבִ֥ישׁMoab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.Jeremiah 48:39 · בּ֑וֹשׁ“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”Jeremiah 49:23 · בּ֤וֹשָֽׁהConcerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.Jeremiah 50:2 · הֹבִ֥ישׁ · הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’Jeremiah 50:12 · בּ֤וֹשָׁהyour mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.Jeremiah 51:17 · הֹבִ֥ישׁEvery man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.Jeremiah 51:47 · תֵּב֑וֹשׁTherefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her entire land will suffer shame, and all her slain will lie fallen within her.Jeremiah 51:51 · בֹּ֚שְׁנוּ“We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”Hosea 2:5 · הֹבִ֖ישָׁהFor their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’Hosea 4:19 · וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּThe whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.Hosea 10:6 · וְיֵב֥וֹשׁYes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.Micah 3:7 · וּבֹ֣שׁוּThen the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”Micah 7:16 · וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּNations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.Zephaniah 3:11 · תֵב֙וֹשִׁי֙On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.Zechariah 9:5 · הֹבִ֣ישׁAshkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.Zechariah 10:5 · וְהֹבִ֖ישׁוּThey will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.Zechariah 13:4 · יֵבֹ֧שׁוּAnd on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.