In Hebrew:
BUSH (Bet Vav Shin) is the three-letter root for “shame”. Thus BUSHA “shame, ignominy”, BOSHTI “I was ashamed”, TITBAYESH “shame on you!”, and BEIT BOSHET “whorehouse” (literally “house of shame”).
KERRY (Kof Resh Yod) is a different kind of shame: while the word can mean “event” or maybe “opposition”, it’s usually short for KERI LAILA “nocturnal emission”.
NADER (Nun Daled Resh) is “vow”. Not as shameful as BUSH or KERI, but potentially more dangerous: Jews are traditionally counseled to avoid vows, so as not to risk dire consequences if such a solemn obligation goes unfulfilled. Thus KOL NIDREI, the Yom Kippur formula for releasing us from a year’s worth of Naders.
