Strong's H1322 · Hebrew
בֹּשֶׁת
bôsheth · /bo'-sheth/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Psalms7 verses
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
Psalms 40:15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
Psalms 44:15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
Psalms 69:19Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Psalms 70:3Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Psalms 109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Isaiah5 verses
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isaiah 30:5They 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 42:17They 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 54:4Fear 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 61:7For 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
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 3:24For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Jeremiah 3:25We 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 7:19Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
Jeremiah 11:13For 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 20:18Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Daniel2 verses
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. belongeth: or, thou hast
Daniel 9:8O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Habakkuk1 verse
Zephaniah2 verses
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. every: Heb. morning by morning
Zephaniah 3:19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. get: Heb. set them for a praise where: Heb. of their shame
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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);