מֵבִֽישׁ
𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤔
mevish
shame
a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed; (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Proverbs 14:35 · Word #7
Lexicon H954
| Lemma | בּוּשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤅𐤔 |
| Transliteration | bûwsh |
| Strong's | H954 |
| In-context | shame |
Morphology HVhrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H954-14
one who brings to shame
| Root | בוש (b-w-sh) |
| Core Meanings | paleness, shame, humiliation, disappointment, delay |
| Semantic Range | to cause shame, to humiliate, to confound, to disappoint, to bring disgrace, to expose to dishonor |
| Conceptual Significance | In the honor–shame framework of the Hebrew Bible, to bring shame is to strip away social standing and covenantal honor. This term often marks divine judgment, failed trust, or the exposure of false confidence, highlighting the serious communal and theological weight of shame in Israelite thought. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine singular, absolute form. The Hiphil stem gives a causative nuance: "causing to be ashamed" or "bringing to shame." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form מֵבִישׁ is a Hiphil masculine singular active participle from בוש, expressing a causative sense. "One who brings to shame" preserves the root idea of shame/humiliation while reflecting the causative stem and the masculine singular participial form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בוש (paleness, shame, humiliation, disappointment, delay)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1317-01 |
bashenah | shamefulness |
H1322-01 |
bashetam | their shame |
H1322-02 |
bashetekhem | your shame |
Word Usage (114 occurrences of H954)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:25 | יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ | yiteboshashu | were ashamed |
| Exodus 32:1 | בֹשֵׁ֥שׁ | voshesh | delayed |
| Judges 3:25 | בּ֔וֹשׁ | bosh | they were ashamed |