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Jeremiah 48:13

“And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth–el their confidence.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בּוּשׁbûwsh · boosh
H954 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Grammar
  • וּ — conjunction
  • בֹ֥שׁ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqq3ms
Usage
Occurs 114 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:25Exodus 32:1Judges 3:25Judges 5:282 Kings 2:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בּוּשׁ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.