Jeremiah 20:11:10Jer.20.11.W10TAB
בֹּ֤שׁוּ
boshu
“they will be put to shame”
- Transliteration
- BO-shu
- Extended
- BOH-shoo
- IPA
- /ˈboːʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be put to shame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BO-shu
- phraseyour reading level
BO-shu me-OD
- clause
BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The perfect verb bō-šû {בֹּשׁוּ | bō-šû} with adverb mə-ʾōḏ {מְאֹד֙ | mə-ʾō-ḏ} ‘greatly’ expresses intense shame.
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word בֹּ֤שׁוּ (boshu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.20.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W10.S1) and character.