Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H1322

Strong's H1322 · Hebrew

בֹּשֶׁת

bôsheth · /bo'-sheth/

Number
H1322
Language
Hebrew
Original word
בֹּשֶׁת
Transliteration
bôsheth
Pronunciation
bo'-sheth
KJV occurrences
29 verses

Definition

shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

KJV: ashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).

Root / derivation: from H954 (בּוּשׁ);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בֹּשֶׁת across 29 verses.

shame20×
confusion7×
ashamed1×
greatly1×
thing1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

1 Samuel1 verse
2 Chronicles1 verse
Ezra1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms7 verses
Isaiah5 verses
Isaiah 30:3

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

Isaiah 30:5

They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

Isaiah 42:17

They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

Isaiah 54:4

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Isaiah 61:7

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Jeremiah6 verses
Jeremiah 2:26

As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

Jeremiah 3:24

For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 7:19

Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

Jeremiah 11:13

For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. shameful: Heb. shame

Jeremiah 20:18

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Daniel2 verses
Hosea1 verse
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk1 verse
Zephaniah2 verses

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H1322 (bôsheth) mean?

shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

How many times does H1322 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) appears in 29 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “shame.”

How is bôsheth translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H1322 is rendered as “shame” (20×), “confusion” (7×), “ashamed” (1×), “greatly” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word בֹּשֶׁת come from?

from H954 (בּוּשׁ);