Hebrew · H954, G2617 · unreviewed

בּוֹשׁ

Properly, to pale , i.e. by implication to be ashamed ; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed · to dishonor

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בּוּשׁ H954 properly, to pale , i.e. by implication to be ashamed ; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

Pronunciation bosh

Shame rooted in visible paleness; moving from physical exposure to social humiliation and disappointed hope.

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καταισχύνω G2617 to dishonor

Pronunciation kataischýnō

Shame rooted in public disgrace or exposure of failure; often involves unfulfilled hopes.

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What does בּוֹשׁ (bosh) mean in the Bible?

בּוּשׁ · καταισχύνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to be disgraced or humiliated".

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Meaning

to be disgraced or humiliated

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 78×

Imperfect Isa 1:29 · Isa 41:11 · Isa 42:17 · Isa 44:9 · Isa 44:11 · Isa 49:23 · Isa 66:5 · Jer 6:15 · Jer 8:12 · Jer 17:13 · Joel 2:26 · Joel 2:27 · Ps 6:11 · Ps 25:3 · Ps 31:18 · Ps 35:4 43×

Perfect Isa 45:16 · Jer 14:3 · Jer 14:4 · Jer 20:11 · Jer 48:13 · Job 6:20 · Ps 22:6 · Ps 71:24 · Ezra 8:22 · Ezra 9:6 · Jer 31:19 · Jer 15:9 · Jer 49:23 · Jer 50:12 · Jer 9:18 · Jer 51:51 17×

Cohortative Jer 17:18 · Ps 25:2 · Ps 25:20 · Ps 31:2 · Ps 31:18 · Ps 71:1 6×

Infinitive construct 2Kgs 2:17 · 2Kgs 8:11 · Jer 48:39 · Judg 3:25 4×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 16:52 · Isa 23:4 · Ezek 36:32 3×

Infinitive absolute Jer 6:15 · Jer 8:12 2×

Jussive Jer 17:18 · Ps 69:7 2×

Participle active Ezek 32:30 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 14×

Participle active Prov 10:5 · Prov 12:4 · Prov 14:35 · Prov 17:2 · Prov 19:26 · Prov 29:15 6×

Perfect Isa 30:5 · Zech 9:5 · Jer 2:26 · Jer 8:9 · Ps 44:8 · Ps 53:6 6×

Sequential imperfect Joel 1:11 1×

Imperfect Ps 14:6 1×

Polel 2×

Perfect Exod 32:1 · Judg 5:28 2×

Hithpolel 1×

Imperfect Gen 2:25 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 95 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 46 Perfect 23 Participle 7 Cohortative 6 Infinitive construct 4 Imperative 4 Perfective 2 Infinitive absolute 2 Imperfective 1

Stem

Qal 78 Hiphil 14 Polel 2 Hithpolel 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 40 Indicative 23 Imperative 4 Indicative/cohortative 4 Jussive 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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