The Hebrew noun bushah (בּוּשָׁה) means shame or disgrace and is derived from the verb bosh (H954, to be ashamed). It appears a few times in the Old Testament and refers to the condition or experience of shame — the state of being humiliated or disgraced before God or others. The noun form emphasizes the settled condition of shame rather than merely the experience of it.
Shame (bushah) in Scripture is ultimately rooted in broken relationship with God and the covenant community. Isaiah 30:3 warns that trusting in Egypt will bring only shame rather than safety. Obadiah 10 declares that Edom's violence against his brother Jacob will result in everlasting shame. The Gospel reverses the shame principle: "You took off your former way of life... and put on the new self" (Ephesians 4:22-24). Believers are clothed with Christ's righteousness precisely to cover the shame of sin — the same imagery as God clothing Adam and Eve after the Fall.