Definition
a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
Traditional renderings: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Traditional renderings: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בּוֹשׁ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
125 total
- Proverbs 19:26מֵבִ֥ישׁ · who brings shameHe who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
- Proverbs 29:15מֵבִ֥ישׁ · disgracesA rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Isaiah 1:29יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ · you will be ashamedSurely 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 19:9וּבֹ֛שׁוּ · will be dismayedThe workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
- Isaiah 20:5וָבֹ֑שׁוּ · and ashamedThose who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
- Isaiah 23:4בּ֣וֹשִׁי · Be ashamedBe 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 24:23וּבוֹשָׁ֖ה · will be ashamedThe 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 26:11וְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ · and be put to shameO 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 29:22יֵבוֹשׁ֙ · be ashamedTherefore 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 37:27וָבֹ֑שׁוּ · and ashamedTherefore 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 41:11יֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ · will be ashamedBehold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- Isaiah 42:17יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ · shameBut those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
- Isaiah 44:9יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ · they are put to shameAll 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 44:11יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ · will be put to shame; יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ · and shameBehold, 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 45:16בּ֥וֹשׁוּ · be put to shameThey will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
- Isaiah 45:17תֵבֹ֥שׁוּ · be put to shameBut Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Isaiah 45:24וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ · and be put to shameSurely 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 49:23יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ · be put to shameKings 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 50:7אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃ · be put to shameBecause 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 54:4תֵב֔וֹשִׁי · be put to shameDo 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 65:13תֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃ · will be put to shameTherefore 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 66:5יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ · will be put to shameYou 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 2:26הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ · is disgracedAs the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
- Jeremiah 2:36תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי · You will be disappointed; בֹּ֖שְׁתְּ · you [were]How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
- Jeremiah 6:15הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ · Are they ashamed; בּ֣וֹשׁ · at all; יֵב֗וֹשׁוּ · shameAre 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 8:9הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ · will be put to shameThe 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 8:12הֹבִ֕שׁוּ · Are they ashamed; בּ֣וֹשׁ · at all; יֵבֹ֗שׁוּ · shameAre 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 9:19בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּ · is our shameFor 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 12:13וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ · Bear the shameThey 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 14:3בֹּ֥שׁוּ · They are ashamedThe 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 14:4בֹּ֥שׁוּ · are ashamedThe ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
- Jeremiah 15:9בּ֣וֹשָׁה · she will be disgracedThe 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 17:13יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ · will be put to shameO 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 17:18יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ · be put to shame; אֵבֹ֣שָׁה · be put to shameLet 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 20:11בֹּ֤שׁוּ · put to shameBut 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 22:22תֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙ · you will be ashamedThe 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 31:19בֹּ֚שְׁתִּי · I was ashamedAfter 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 46:24הֹבִ֖ישָׁה · will be put to shameThe Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”
- Jeremiah 48:1הֹבִ֥ישָׁה · and disgraced; הֹבִ֥ישָׁה · and dismantledConcerning 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 48:13וּבֹ֥שׁ · will be ashamed; בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙ · was ashamedThen Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
- Jeremiah 48:20הֹבִ֥ישׁ · is put to shameMoab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.