955. bushah
Lexicon
bushah: Shame, disgrace

Original Word: בּוּשָׁה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: buwshah
Pronunciation: boo-SHAH
Phonetic Spelling: (boo-shaw')
Definition: Shame, disgrace
Meaning: shame

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
shame

Feminine participle passive of buwsh; shame -- shame.

see HEBREW buwsh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
pass. part. of bosh
Definition
shame
NASB Translation
shame (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בּוּשָׁה noun feminine shame Psalm 89:46; Micah 7:10; Obadiah 10; Ezekiel 7:18.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root בּוּשׁ (bûš), which means "to be ashamed" or "to feel shame."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G152 (αἰσχύνη, aischunē): This Greek term is often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament to convey a similar sense of shame or disgrace. It reflects the emotional and social dimensions of being dishonored or embarrassed, akin to the Hebrew בּוּשָׁה.

Usage: The word בּוּשָׁה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often describing the state of individuals or groups who have experienced dishonor or public humiliation. It is used to express both personal and collective shame.

Context: בּוּשָׁה (bûšâ) is a noun that captures the profound emotional state of shame or disgrace. In the Hebrew Scriptures, it is frequently associated with the consequences of sin, failure, or defeat. The concept of shame in the biblical context often involves a loss of honor or standing within the community, reflecting both internal feelings and external perceptions.

For example, in Jeremiah 3:25, the prophet speaks of the collective shame of Israel due to their unfaithfulness: "Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. For we have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. We have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God." (BSB)

Similarly, in Psalm 44:15, the psalmist laments the public disgrace experienced by the people: "All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face." (BSB)

The term is also used in a more personal sense, as seen in Job 8:22, where Bildad speaks of the fate of the wicked: "Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more." (BSB)

בּוּשָׁה is a powerful expression of the human experience of dishonor, often linked to moral or spiritual failure, and serves as a call to repentance and restoration in the biblical narrative.

Forms and Transliterations
בּוּשָׁ֔ה בּוּשָׁ֣ה בוּשָׁ֑ה בוּשָׁ֔ה בושה bū·šāh ḇū·šāh būšāh ḇūšāh buShah vuShah
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 89:45
HEB: הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ עָלָ֖יו בּוּשָׁ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃
NAS: You have covered him with shame. Selah.
KJV: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
INT: have covered with shame Selah

Ezekiel 7:18
HEB: כָּל־ פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל־ רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם
NAS: will overwhelm them; and shame [will be] on all
KJV: shall cover them; and shame [shall be] upon all faces,
INT: all faces and shame all their heads

Obadiah 1:10
HEB: יַעֲקֹ֖ב תְּכַסְּךָ֣ בוּשָׁ֑ה וְנִכְרַ֖תָּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: You will be covered [with] shame, And you will be cut off
KJV: Jacob shame shall cover
INT: Jacob will be covered shame will be cut forever

Micah 7:10
HEB: אֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙ וּתְכַסֶּ֣הָ בוּשָׁ֔ה הָאֹמְרָ֣ה אֵלַ֔י
NAS: will see, And shame will cover
KJV: shall see [it], and shame shall cover
INT: enemy will cover and shame said about

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 955
4 Occurrences


bū·šāh — 2 Occ.
ḇū·šāh — 2 Occ.















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