What does בּוּשׁ · בָּהַל mean in the Bible?
בּוּשׁ · בָּהַל: Shame fundamentally involves a visible bodily response—paling—that exposes inner dishonor before others.
Hebrew · H954, H926
בּוּשׁ
Properly, to pale , i.e. by implication to be ashamed ; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed · to tremble inwardly (or palpitate ), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make ) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated ; by implication to hasten anxiously
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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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בָּהַל H926 to tremble inwardly (or palpitate ), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make ) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated ; by implication to hasten anxiously
Pronunciation niḇhălû
Inward trembling that erupts into panic-driven haste; sudden alarm commanding urgent, anxious action.
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What does בּוּשׁ (yē-ḇō-šû wə-yib-bā-hă-lû) mean in the Bible?
בּוּשׁ · בָּהַל: Shame fundamentally involves a visible bodily response—paling—that exposes inner dishonor before others.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H954, H926?
H954, H926 is connected to 153 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Shame fundamentally involves a visible bodily response—paling—that exposes inner dishonor before others.
Source Gloss
properly, to pale , i.e. by implication to be ashamed ; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
Extended definition
Shame fundamentally involves a visible bodily response—paling—that exposes inner dishonor before others.
(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 95
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×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Witnesses
Psalms 6:8-10 יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ bosh · niḇhălû
they will be ashamed and terrified
Word Origins
בּוּשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain