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Strong's H1322 בֹּשֶׁת (bosheth)

Bosheth means “ashamed” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1322 — didache (“doctrine”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1322
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 12

Strong's H1322 Quick Answer

Strong's H1322 בּוֹשֶׁת (bosheth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bosheth (bo'-sheth) n-f. 1. shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause) 2. (by implication, specifically) an idol It has 29 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include shame, confusion, and ashamed. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
bosheth (bo'-sheth) n-f. 1. shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause) 2. (by implication, specifically) an idol
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shame, confusion, and ashamed

Meaning and Definition

bosheth (bo'-sheth) n-f. 1. shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause) 2. (by implication, specifically) an idol [from H954] KJV: ashamed, confusion, + greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing). Root(s): H954

Original Word
בּוֹשֶׁת
Transliteration
bosheth
Derivation
Root: בושׁ First root strongs: 954
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1322. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1322 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bosheth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

shame 2 Chronicles 32:21 21× confusion 1 Samuel 20:30 ashamed Isaiah 42:17

How Strong's H1322 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1322 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1322 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 20:30 KJV

Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

2 Chronicles 32:21 KJV

And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

Ezra 9:7 KJV

Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1322.

1 Samuel 20:30 Old Testament, KJV
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
2 Chronicles 32:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
Ezra 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Job 8:22 Old Testament, KJV
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Psalms 35:26 Old Testament, KJV
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 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
Psalms 44:15 Old Testament, KJV
My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
Psalms 69:19 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Psalms 70:3 Old Testament, KJV
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Psalms 109:29 Old Testament, KJV
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Psalms 132:18 Old Testament, KJV
His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Isaiah 30:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isaiah 30:5 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Jeremiah 2:26 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
Jeremiah 11:13 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Jeremiah 20:18 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Daniel 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Daniel 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Hosea 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
Micah 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
Habakkuk 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
Zephaniah 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Zephaniah 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1322, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1322 FAQ

What does bosheth (בֹּשֶׁת) mean?

Bosheth (Strong's H1322) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ashamed". bosheth (bo'-sheth) n-f. 1. shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause) 2. (by implication, specifically) an idol

How many times is bosheth (בֹּשֶׁת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H1322 across 12 books.

Where can I study bosheth (בֹּשֶׁת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1322 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bosheth (בֹּשֶׁת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shame, confusion, and ashamed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.