Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root ביש

pattern KATLAN

בַּיְשָׁן bayshan
בַּיְשָׁנִית bayshanit

shy, reticent

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
בַּיְשָׁן bayshan
בַּיְשָׁנִית bayshanit
בַּיְשָׁנִים bayshanim
בַּיְשָׁנִיּוֹת bayshaniyot

Notes

The middle radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

See also

  • Verb – pa'al לֵבוֹשׁ to be ashamed
  • Verb – pi'el לְבוֹשֵׁשׁ to be late, to be delayed
  • Noun – feminine בּוּשָׁה shame, embarrassment