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Psalms 40:15

“Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.” (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: יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HVqi3mp
Usage: Occurs 114 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:25 Exodus 32:1 Judges 3:25 Judges 5:28 2 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.

Verse 14 Verse 16

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.