בּוֹשׁ (bush) means “be ashamed” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: boosh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בּוֹשׁ · bush · be ashamed
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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a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV glosses: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| be put to shame | 19 |
| be ashamed | 13 |
| will be ashamed | 7 |
| will be put to shame | 7 |
| and ashamed | 3 |
| and be ashamed | 3 |
| is put to shame | 3 |
| shame | 3 |
| and be put to shame | 2 |
| are disgraced | 2 |
| are put to shame | 2 |
| are they ashamed | 2 |
| ashamed | 2 |
| at all | 2 |
| i was ashamed | 2 |
| in disgrace | 2 |
| in shame | 2 |
| to shame | 2 |
| you will be ashamed | 2 |
| a disgraceful | 1 |
| and disgraced | 1 |
| and dismantled | 1 |
| and shame | 1 |
| are ashamed | 1 |
| be disgraced | 1 |
| be dismayed | 1 |
| bear the shame | 1 |
| but she who causes shame | 1 |
| disappointed | 1 |
| disgrace | 1 |
| disgraces | 1 |
| embarrassment | 1 |
| has dried up | 1 |
| hazael became uncomfortable | 1 |
| i am ashamed | 1 |
| is a disgraceful | 1 |
| is disgraced | 1 |
| is our shame | 1 |
| may they be ever ashamed | 1 |
| on the shameful | 1 |
| put to shame | 1 |
| she will be disgraced | 1 |
| so long | 1 |
| they are ashamed | 1 |
| they are confounded | 1 |
| they are put to shame | 1 |
| they became worried | 1 |
| they will be put to shame | 1 |
| was ashamed | 1 |
| was delayed | 1 |
| we are ashamed | 1 |
| who brings shame | 1 |
| will be disgraced | 1 |
| will be dismayed | 1 |
| will bring them shame | 1 |
| will suffer shame | 1 |
| will wither | 1 |
| you have disgraced | 1 |
| you put them to shame | 1 |
| you shamelessly | 1 |
| you sinners frustrate | 1 |
| you were | 1 |
| you will be disappointed | 1 |
| your shame | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| be ashamed | 9 |
| ashamed | 5 |
| let them be ashamed | 5 |
| let them be confounded | 4 |
| shall be ashamed | 4 |
| and they shall be ashamed | 3 |
| confounded | 3 |
| that causeth shame | 3 |
| and be ashamed | 2 |
| and be confounded | 2 |
| and confounded | 2 |
| shall be confounded | 2 |
| they shall be ashamed | 2 |
| to shame | 2 |
| against him shall be ashamed | 1 |
| against thee shall be ashamed | 1 |
| and ashamed | 1 |
| and hast put them to shame | 1 |
| and let me not be ashamed | 1 |
| and were not ashamed | 1 |
| and will not be ashamed | 1 |
| as thou wast ashamed | 1 |
| be put to confusion | 1 |
| be thou ashamed | 1 |
| but she that maketh ashamed | 1 |
| but ye shall be ashamed | 1 |
| delayed | 1 |
| for i was ashamed | 1 |
| for they shall be ashamed | 1 |
| for they shall not be ashamed | 1 |
| him that causeth shame | 1 |
| him till he was ashamed | 1 |
| i am ashamed | 1 |
| i was ashamed | 1 |
| in thee and were not confounded | 1 |
| in thee let me not be ashamed | 1 |
| is confounded | 1 |
| let me not be ashamed | 1 |
| let them all be confounded | 1 |
| long | 1 |
| long for they are confounded | 1 |
| me but let not me be confounded | 1 |
| me let me not be ashamed | 1 |
| me ye are not ashamed | 1 |
| nay they were not at all | 1 |
| not for thou shalt not be ashamed | 1 |
| of them they shall not be ashamed | 1 |
| on thee be ashamed | 1 |
| put me not to shame | 1 |
| shall become dry | 1 |
| shall not now be ashamed | 1 |
| shalt thou not be ashamed | 1 |
| she hath been ashamed | 1 |
| surely then shalt thou be ashamed | 1 |
| than thou yea be thou confounded | 1 |
| that i be not ashamed | 1 |
| that i shall not be ashamed | 1 |
| that they may be ashamed | 1 |
| thee shall be ashamed | 1 |
| then shall i not be ashamed | 1 |
| they are ashamed | 1 |
| they shall not be ashamed | 1 |
| they were ashamed | 1 |
| they were confounded | 1 |
| they were not at all | 1 |
| thou also shalt be ashamed | 1 |
| till they were ashamed | 1 |
| until he was ashamed | 1 |
| unto you be ashamed | 1 |
| was ashamed | 1 |
| we are confounded | 1 |
| were ashamed | 1 |
| with shame | 1 |
| ye have shamed | 1 |
| ye shall not be ashamed | 1 |
Page 1 of 3. 113 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
Read word by wordNow 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!”
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordSisera’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?’
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.6
But 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.
Read word by wordElisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
Read word by wordTherefore 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.
Read word by wordFor 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.”
Read word by wordand 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.
Read word by wordThey are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
Read word by wordTen times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.
Read word by wordAll my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.11
You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
Read word by wordThey cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.6
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Read word by wordSurely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
Read word by wordGuard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.2
O 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.18
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
Read word by wordMay those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Read word by wordIn the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
Read word by wordMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 40.15
For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 44.8
There 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 53.6
May 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.7
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 70.3
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Read word by wordMay the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
Read word by wordMy tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
Read word by wordMay they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 83.18
Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Read word by wordAll worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
Read word by wordThough they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
Read word by wordThen I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Read word by wordI cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
Read word by wordI will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
Read word by wordMay the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
Read word by wordMay my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Read word by wordSustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Read word by wordBlessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
Read word by wordMay all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
Read word by wordHe who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Read word by wordA wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Read word by wordA king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
Read word by wordA wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Read word by wordHe who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Read word by wordA rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Read word by wordSurely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
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