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Original Word:בּוּשׁ
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:buwsh
Pronunciation:bōsh
Phonetic Spelling:(boosh)
KJV: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long
NASB:ashamed, put to shame, been put, been put to shame, acts shamefully, shamed, disappointed
Word Origin:[a primitive root]

1. (properly) to pale
2. (by implication) to be ashamed
3. (also, by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

make, bring to, cause, put to, with, ashamed, be put to confusion,

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.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be ashamed
NASB Translation
acted shamefully (1), acts shamefully (3), ashamed (60), ashamed at all (1), became anxious (1), become dry (1), been confounded (1), been put (8), been put to shame (8), been shamed (1), brings shame (1), covered with shame (1), delayed (1), disappointed (2), feel...shame (1), put me to shame (1), put them to shame (1), put to shame (32), shame (1), shamed (3), shameful (1), shames (1), utterly dejected (1), utterly put (1), utterly put to shame (1).

₁₀₉ (Sabean ; =evil-doer DHM^{ZMG 1883, 375, ""} Aramaic , Syriac; Arabic, meandisperse) —

PerfectJeremiah 48:39;Jeremiah 48:13;Jeremiah 15:9;Jeremiah 31:19 25t.;ImperfectIsaiah 29:22 57t.;Infinitive absoluteJeremiah 6:15;Jeremiah 8:12;ImperativeIsaiah 23:4;Ezekiel 16:52,Ezekiel 36:32;Participle pluralEzekiel 32:30; —

absolutefeel shameJeremiah 6:15 16t.,Isaiah 19:9;Isaiah 23:4;Isaiah 37:27; Isa²,Isaiah 45:16 14t.,Ezekiel 16:63;Micah 7:16;Joel 2:26,27;2 Kings 19:26;Ezekiel 9:6;Job 6:20;Psalm 6:11 (+ 27 t., chiefly in late Psalms).

followed by ,be ashamed of, i.e.disconcerted, disappointed by reason ofJeremiah 2:36 (twice in verse);Jeremiah 12:13;Jeremiah 48:13;Isaiah 1:29;Isaiah 20:5;Ezekiel 32:30;Ezekiel 36:32.

with objectI am ashamed to askEzekiel 8:22;ye are not ashamed to deal hardly with me (imperfect subject)Job 19:3. often "" & ;they are ashamed and confoundedJeremiah 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;and the seers shall be ashamed and the diviners confoundedMicah 3:7, compareJeremiah 15:9;Job 6:20;Psalm 35:26;Psalm 40:15;Psalm 70:3;Psalm 71:24;Hosea 13:15 (readbe dry);to the point of confusionJudges 3:25 (compare GFM),2 Kings 2:17;2 Kings 8:11.

Perfectdelay (in shame),Moses delayed to descendExodus 32:1 (J),why delay his chariots to come ?Judges 5:28.

Psalm 44:8;Psalm 53:6;Imperfect2masculine singular suffixPsalm 119:31;Psalm 119:116;Psalm 14:6;put to shame, ParticipleProverbs 10:5;Proverbs 14:35;Proverbs 19:26;Proverbs 29:15;one causing shame oracting shamefully, "" ;a servant acting wisely will rule over a son causing shameProverbs 17:2; ""Proverbs 12:4.

2 Samuel 19:6;Jeremiah 2:26;Jeremiah 6:15;Joel 1:10,12;Jeremiah 10:14 7t.,Hosea 2:7;Joel 1:12,17;Isaiah 30:5 (but Kt);Jeremiah 8:9,12;ImperativeJoel 1:11 (all the forms in Joel derived v by ancient versions and some moderns, see Ew^{§ 122 e} Ges^{§ 72}, 6).

put to shame2 Samuel 19:6.

act shamefullyHosea 2:7.

to be put to shameJeremiah 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 (?).

be ashamedJeremiah 8:9,12;Joel 1:11,12 (?)Isaiah 30:5 (Qr); withJeremiah 10:14 =Jeremiah 51:17.

Imperfectashamed before one anotherGenesis 2:25 (J).

Biblical Scope and Theological Thread

The verb בּוּשׁ occurs about one-hundred-thirteen times, spreading from Genesis to Zechariah. It expresses the inner collapse that follows disappointed trust, moral failure, or public humiliation, and it often appears antithetically with hope, joy, salvation, or covenant faithfulness. The word’s prevalence reveals a deep biblical concern: where people place their confidence determines whether they experience shame or glory.

Primary Old Testament Motifs

1. Disappointment of False Hope
•Psalm 6:10 “All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.”
•Isaiah 1:29 exposes idolaters: “You will be ashamed of the oaks you desired.”
•Jeremiah 17:13 contrasts those who forsake the LORD with those who trust Him.

2. Vindication of the Righteous
•Psalm 25:2 “In You I trust, O my God! Do not let me be disgraced.”
•Isaiah 45:17 promises Israel “an everlasting salvation; you will never again be put to shame.”
•Daniel 9:7 acknowledges Judah’s exile as rightful shame but anticipates divine mercy.

3. Shame as Covenant Sanction

Prophets employ בּוּשׁ to announce covenant curses: drought (Jeremiah 14:3), military defeat (Micah 1:11), barren harvests (Joel 1:11). The disgrace underscores Yahweh’s fidelity to His covenant warnings (Leviticus 26;Deuteronomy 28).

4. Poetic Appeals for Divine Action

Psalms knit shame with imprecation: the psalmist pleads that the wicked “be put to shame and perish” (Psalm 83:17) while the faithful escape embarrassment (Psalm 31:17). The contrast magnifies God as refuge.

5. Eschatological Hope

Isaiah 49:23 looks beyond immediate history: “Those who hope in Me will not be disappointed.”Zephaniah 3:19 envisions the final reversal: the outcast is gathered and “I will give them praise and fame in every land.”

A Note on Delay

A secondary nuance appears in narratives likeGenesis 43:10 andJudges 3:26, where בּוּשׁ refers to lingering or tarrying. Even here, the context hints at rising tension: delay invites potential shame if expectations are unmet. The nuance enriches pastoral readings about waiting on the Lord (cf.Psalm 25:3).

Christological Fulfillment

Isaiah 28:16 declares, “See, I lay a stone in Zion… the one who believes will never be put to shame.” The New Testament twice cites this promise (Romans 9:33;1 Peter 2:6), showing that faith in Jesus Christ secures the very freedom from disgrace the Hebrew Scriptures anticipate. At the cross, Christ “despised the shame” (Hebrews 12:2), bearing covenant judgment so that believers might “not be ashamed at His coming” (1 John 2:28).

Ministry Implications

• Assurance: Pastors can ground believers in the certainty that hope placed in God will never end in disgrace (Romans 10:11).
• Holiness: Since sin breeds shame, exhortation toward obedience aligns with Scripture’s pattern that righteousness leads to honor (Proverbs 13:5).
• Comfort for the Humiliated: Victims of reproach find solidarity with lament psalms and confidence in ultimate vindication.
• Evangelism: The gospel offers release from the shame of idolatry and failure; its appeal echoes Isaiah’s invitation, “Whoever trusts will not be put to shame.”

Representative Passages for Study

Genesis 2:25;1 Kings 18:29;Job 6:20;Psalm 22:5,Psalm 69:6,Psalm 119:80;Isaiah 30:3,Isaiah 50:7;Jeremiah 3:25,Jeremiah 20:11;Ezekiel 39:26;Joel 2:26;Micah 7:10;Zechariah 10:5.

Summary

בּוּשׁ traces a moral and relational line through Scripture: shame arises when people trust what cannot save, yet those who anchor their confidence in the LORD, ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ, find honor that can never be overturned.

אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה אֵב֑וֹשָׁה אֵב֑וֹשׁ אֵב֣וֹשָׁה אֵב֥וֹשָׁה אֵבֹ֣שָׁה אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃ אבוש אבוש׃ אבושה אבשה בֹ֗שְׁתִּי בֹ֥שׁוּ בֹּ֑שׁ בֹּ֖שְׁתְּ בֹּ֖שׁ בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙ בֹּ֚שְׁנוּ בֹּ֚שְׁתִּי בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּ בֹּ֤שׁוּ בֹּ֥שׁוּ בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ בֹשֵׁ֥שׁ בּ֑וֹשׁ בּ֔וֹשׁ בּ֙וֹשִׁי֙ בּ֣וֹשִׁי בּ֣וֹשָׁה בּ֣וֹשׁ בּ֤וֹשָֽׁה בּ֤וֹשָׁה בּ֥וֹשׁוּ בּ֧וֹשׁוּ בּוֹשִׁ֔ים בֽוֹשׁוּ׃ בוש בושה בושו בושו׃ בושי בושים בש בשו בשנו בשש בשת בשתי הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃ הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ הֹבִ֣ישׁ הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ הביש הבישו הבישות׃ הבשתה וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ וְיֵב֥וֹשׁ וְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּ וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ וְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ וָבֹ֔שְׁתְּ וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ וּבֹ֛שׁוּ וּבֹ֣שׁוּ וּבֹ֥שׁ וּבוֹשָׁ֖ה ובושה ובש ובשו ובשת ויבוש ויבשו יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃ יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ יֵב֗וֹשׁוּ יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ יֵבֹ֗שׁוּ יֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ יֵבֹ֧שׁוּ יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ יֵבוֹשׁ֙ יבוש יבושו יבשו יבשו׃ יתבששו׃ מְבִישָֽׁה׃ מֵבִ֑ישׁ מֵבִ֥ישׁ מֵבִֽישׁ׃ מביש מביש׃ מבישה׃ תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִי תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃ תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ תֵּב֑וֹשׁ תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי תֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙ תֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃ תֵב֔וֹשִׁי תֵב֙וֹשִׁי֙ תֵבֹ֥שׁוּ תָבִ֑ישׁוּ תבוש תבושי תבישו תבישני תבישני׃ תבשו תבשו׃ תבשי ’ê·ḇō·šāh ’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh ’ê·ḇō·wōš ’êḇōšāh ’êḇōwōš ’êḇōwōšāh bō·šə·nū bō·šə·tî ḇō·šə·tî bō·šêš ḇō·šêš bō·šət bō·šū ḇō·šū bō·wō·šāh bō·wō·šî bō·wō·šîm bō·wō·šū ḇō·wō·šū bō·wōš Boosh Booshah Booshi Booshu bōš bōšənū bōšêš ḇōšêš bōšət bōšətî ḇōšətî bosh Boshenu boShesh Boshet Bosheti boshi boShim Boshu bōšū ḇōšū bōwōš bōwōšāh bōwōšî bōwōšîm bōwōšū ḇōwōšū eVoosh eVooshah Evoshah hĕ·ḇi·šō·ṯāh hĕ·ḇî·šō·w·ṯā hĕḇišōṯāh hĕḇîšōwṯā heviShota heviShotah hō·ḇî·šū hō·ḇîš hōḇîš hōḇîšū hoVish hoVishu mə·ḇî·šāh mê·ḇîš mêḇîš məḇîšāh meVish meviShah ṯā·ḇî·šū ṯāḇîšū taVishu tə·ḇî·šê·nî tê·ḇō·šî tê·ḇō·šū ṯê·ḇō·šū tê·ḇō·wō·šî ṯê·ḇō·wō·šî tê·ḇō·wōš təḇîšênî têḇōšî têḇōšū ṯêḇōšū têḇōwōš têḇōwōšî ṯêḇōwōšî teviSheni teVoosh teVooshi teVoshi teVoshu ū·ḇō·šū ū·ḇō·wō·šāh ū·ḇōš ūḇōš ūḇōšū ūḇōwōšāh uVosh uvoShah uVoshu vaiyeVoshu vaVoshet vaVoshu veyeVoosh veyeVoshu Vooshu voShesh Vosheti Voshu wā·ḇō·šət wā·ḇō·šū wāḇōšət wāḇōšū way·yê·ḇō·šū wayyêḇōšū wə·yê·ḇō·šū wə·yê·ḇō·wōš wəyêḇōšū wəyêḇōwōš yê·ḇō·šū yê·ḇō·wō·šū yê·ḇō·wōš yêḇōšū yêḇōwōš yêḇōwōšū yeVoosh yeVooshu yeVoshu yiṯ·bō·šā·šū yiṯbōšāšū yitboShashuInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 2:25
HEB:וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֖א יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃
NAS: were both nakedand were not ashamed.
KJV: and his wife,and were not ashamed.
INT: and his wife and were notashamed

Exodus 32:1
HEB:הָעָ֔ם כִּֽי־ בֹשֵׁ֥שׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָרֶ֣דֶת
NAS: that Mosesdelayed to come down
KJV: that Mosesdelayed to come down
INT: the people fordelayed Moses to come

Judges 3:25
HEB:וַיָּחִ֣ילוּ עַד־ בּ֔וֹשׁ וְהִנֵּ֛ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ
NAS: untilthey became anxious; but behold,
KJV: And they tarriedtill they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened
INT: waited untilbecame behold did not

Judges 5:28
HEB:הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑ב מַדּ֗וּעַ בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ רִכְבּוֹ֙ לָב֔וֹא
KJV: Why is his chariot[so] long in coming?
INT: the lattice Whylong his chariot coming

2 Kings 2:17
HEB:ב֥וֹ עַד־ בֹּ֖שׁ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלָ֑חוּ
NAS: him untilhe was ashamed, he said,
KJV: And when they urgedhim till he was ashamed, he said,
INT: urged untilwas ashamed said Send

2 Kings 8:11
HEB:וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד־ בֹּ֑שׁ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: [on him] untilhe was ashamed, and the man
KJV: stedfastly,until he was ashamed: and the man
INT: steadily untilwas ashamed wept and the man

2 Kings 19:26
HEB:יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב
NAS: They were dismayedand put to shame; They were as the vegetation
KJV: they were dismayedand confounded; they were [as] the grass
INT: of strength were dismayedand put become were as the vegetation

Ezra 8:22
HEB: כִּ֣י בֹ֗שְׁתִּי לִשְׁא֤וֹל מִן־
NAS:For I was ashamed to request
KJV:For I was ashamed to require
INT: becausewas ashamed to request from

Ezra 9:6
HEB:וָאֹמְרָ֗ה אֱלֹהַי֙ בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי לְהָרִ֧ים
NAS: O my God,I am ashamed and embarrassed
KJV: O my God,I am ashamed and blush
INT: said my GodI am ashamed and embarrassed to lift

Job 6:20
HEB: בֹּ֥שׁוּ כִּֽי־ בָטָ֑ח
NAS:They were disappointed for they had trusted,
KJV:They were confounded because they had hoped;
INT:were disappointed for had trusted

Job 19:3
HEB:תַּכְלִימ֑וּנִי לֹֽא־ תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ תַּהְכְּרוּ־ לִֽי׃
NAS: you have insultedme; You are not ashamed to wrong
KJV: have ye reproachedme: ye are not ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange
INT: have insulted are notashamed to wrong

Psalm 6:10
HEB: יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ וְיִבָּהֲל֣וּ מְ֭אֹד
NAS: my enemieswill be ashamed and greatly
KJV: Let all mine enemiesbe ashamed and sore
INT:will be ashamed dismayed and greatly

Psalm 6:10
HEB:אֹיְבָ֑י יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רָֽגַע׃
NAS: they will suddenlybe ashamed.
KJV: let them return[and] be ashamed suddenly.
INT: enemies shall turnbe ashamed will suddenly

Psalm 14:6
HEB:עֲצַת־ עָנִ֥י תָבִ֑ישׁוּ כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה
NAS:You would put to shame the counsel
KJV:Ye have shamed the counsel
INT: the counsel of the afflictedput But the LORD

Psalm 22:5
HEB:בָטְח֣וּ וְלֹא־ בֽוֹשׁוּ׃
NAS: In You they trustedand were not disappointed.
KJV: they trustedin thee, and were not confounded.
INT: trusted and were notdisappointed

Psalm 25:2
HEB:בָ֭טַחְתִּי אַל־ אֵב֑וֹשָׁה אַל־ יַֽעַלְצ֖וּ
NAS: in You I trust,Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies
KJV: I trustin thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies
INT: trust notme be ashamed nay exult

Psalm 25:3
HEB:קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים
NAS: of those who waitfor You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously
KJV: Yea, let none that waiton thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed
INT: wait notwill be ashamed will be ashamed deal

Psalm 25:3
HEB:לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם׃
NAS: without causewill be ashamed.
KJV: on thee be ashamed:let them be ashamed which transgress
INT: not will be ashamedwill be ashamed deal without

Psalm 25:20
HEB:וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי אַל־ אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ כִּֽי־ חָסִ֥יתִי
NAS: and deliverme; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge
KJV: and deliverme: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust
INT: and deliver notme be ashamed for take

Psalm 31:1
HEB:חָ֭סִיתִי אַל־ אֵב֣וֹשָׁה לְעוֹלָ֑ם בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥
NAS: Let me neverbe ashamed; In Your righteousness
KJV: let me neverbe ashamed: deliver
INT: have taken naybe ashamed In your righteousness

Psalm 31:17
HEB:יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־ אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה כִּ֣י קְרָאתִ֑יךָ
NAS:Let me not be put to shame, O LORD,
KJV:Let me not be ashamed, O LORD;
INT: LORD naybe put for call

Psalm 31:17
HEB:כִּ֣י קְרָאתִ֑יךָ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יִדְּמ֥וּ
NAS: Let me not be putto shame, O LORD,
KJV: upon thee: let the wickedbe ashamed, [and] let them be silent
INT: for callto shame the wicked them be silent

Psalm 35:4
HEB: יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י
NAS:Let those be ashamed and dishonored
KJV:Let them be confounded and put to shame
INT:those be ashamed and dishonored seek

Psalm 35:26
HEB: יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחְדָּו֮
NAS:Let those be ashamed and humiliated
KJV:Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion
INT:those be ashamed and humiliated together

Psalm 37:19
HEB: לֹֽא־ יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה
NAS:They will not be ashamed in the time
KJV:They shall not be ashamed in the evil
INT: notwill not be ashamed the time the evil

113 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 954
113 Occurrences

bō·wōš — 4 Occ.
bō·wō·šāh — 3 Occ.
bō·wō·šî — 1 Occ.
bō·wō·šū — 2 Occ.
bōš — 2 Occ.
bō·šə·nū — 2 Occ.
bō·šêš — 1 Occ.
bō·šət — 1 Occ.
bō·šə·tî — 2 Occ.
bō·wō·šî — 1 Occ.
bō·wō·šîm — 1 Occ.
bō·šū — 5 Occ.
’ê·ḇō·wōš — 5 Occ.
’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh — 3 Occ.
’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh — 2 Occ.
hĕ·ḇî·šō·w·ṯā — 1 Occ.
hĕ·ḇi·šō·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
hō·ḇîš — 1 Occ.
hō·ḇî·šū — 3 Occ.
mê·ḇîš — 5 Occ.
mə·ḇî·šāh — 1 Occ.
ṯā·ḇî·šū — 1 Occ.
tə·ḇî·šê·nî — 2 Occ.
tê·ḇō·wōš — 1 Occ.
ṯê·ḇō·wō·šî — 3 Occ.
tê·ḇō·šî — 1 Occ.
ṯê·ḇō·šū — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇōš — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇō·wō·šāh — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇō·šū — 3 Occ.
way·yê·ḇō·šū — 2 Occ.
wā·ḇō·šət — 1 Occ.
wā·ḇō·šū — 2 Occ.
wə·yê·ḇō·wōš — 2 Occ.
wə·yê·ḇō·šū — 5 Occ.
ḇō·wō·šū — 1 Occ.
ḇō·šêš — 1 Occ.
ḇō·šə·tî — 1 Occ.
ḇō·šū — 1 Occ.
yê·ḇō·wōš — 1 Occ.
yê·ḇō·wō·šū — 1 Occ.
yê·ḇō·šū — 31 Occ.
yiṯ·bō·šā·šū — 1 Occ.