אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ
𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤔
bûwsh
let me be ashamed
To feel or experience shame, to be confounded, embarrassed, or disappointed; often conveying the emotion of public disgrace or inward humiliation. Can also mean to be put to shame by an event or as the result of a failed expectation or hope.
Psalms 25:20 · Word #5
Lexicon H954
| Lemma | בּוּשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤅𐤔 |
| Transliteration | bûwsh |
| Strong's | H954 |
| Definition | To feel or experience shame, to be confounded, embarrassed, or disappointed; often conveying the emotion of public disgrace or inward humiliation. Can also mean to be put to shame by an event or as the result of a failed expectation or hope. |
Morphology HVqh1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | h — Cohortative — First-person wish or intention |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | let me be ashamed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H954-10
I will be ashamed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 1st person singular expresses a simple future or incomplete action in the basic stem. "I will be ashamed" preserves the root sense of entering a state of shame or disappointment without adding contextual nuance. |
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