וְ/יֵב֤וֹשׁ
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤔
bûwsh
and will dry up
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.
Hosea 13:15 · Word #12
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 HC/Vqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and will dry up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H954-29
and he will feel shame
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular, with prefixed conjunction וְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3ms expresses a simple future or incomplete action: "he will feel shame." The prefixed conjunction וְ is preserved as "and," and the rendering reflects the root’s core sense of experiencing shame or humiliation. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and it will dry up
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 mistakenly gives 'feel shame' (H954), but the parallelism and setting require the sense 'dry up'; aligns with the common context in prophetic poetry. |