diff --git a/doc/6_reference.md b/doc/6_reference.md
index 79c1fd6..44a67ac 100644
--- a/doc/6_reference.md
+++ b/doc/6_reference.md
@@ -468,6 +468,11 @@ The file extions is '.jssh' and for security reasons location of jssh files is r
 
 Note: File names containg '..' and absolute file names pointing outside BASHBOT_ETC or BASHBOT_DATA are refused by jsshDB functions. 
 
+Note2: Since version 0.94 jsshDB functions support file locking with flock. Write / Update operations use flock to wait until
+previous operations are finished. see "man flock" for more information. Bashbot uses a maximum timeout of 10 seconds for flock.
+
+If you don't want atomic write / update operations use the *_async variant of jsshDB functions. If flock is not availible
+the *_async variant is automatically used.
 
 *Example:* for file name:
 ```bash
@@ -514,6 +519,8 @@ Note: Existing content is overwritten.
 
 *usage:*  jssh_writeDB "ARRAY" "filename"
 
+*usage:*  jssh_writeDB_async "ARRAY" "filename"
+
 *example:* 
 ```bash
 # Prepare array to store vaules
@@ -570,6 +577,8 @@ Note: Existing content not in ARRAY is kept in file.
 
 *usage:*  jssh_updateDB "ARRAY" "filename"
 
+*usage:*  jssh_updateDB_async "ARRAY" "filename"
+
 *example:* 
 ```bash
 # continued example from writeDB
@@ -595,35 +604,16 @@ cat "$DBfile"
 
 ```
 
-##### jssh_insertDB
-Insert, update, append a key=value pair to a jsshDB file, key name is only allowed to contain '-a-zA-Z0-9,._'
-
-*usage:*  jssh_insertDB "key" "value" "filename"
-
-*example:* 
-```bash
-jssh_insertDB "newkey" "an other value" "${DATADIR:-.}/myvalues"
-```
-
-##### jssh_getDB
-Read a key=value pair from a jsshDB file, key name is only allowed to contain '-a-zA-Z0-9,._'
-
-*usage:*  jssh_getDB "key" "filename"
-
-*example:* 
-```bash
-result="$(jssh_getDB "newvalue" "${DATADIR:-.}/myvalues")"
-
-# lets see whats the value of key newvalue
-echo "$result"
-this is new
-```
-
 ##### jssh_readDB
 Read content of a file in JSON.sh format into given ARRAY.  ARRAY name must be delared with "declare -A ARRAY" upfront,
 
 *usage:*  jssh_readDB "ARRAY" "filename"
 
+*usage:*  jssh_readDB_async "ARRAY" "filename"
+
+Note: readDB uses concurrent / shared locking from flock so multiple proceses can read from file, as long no process is writing.
+Maximum timeour for reading is 1s to not block readers.
+
 *example:* 
 ```bash
 # Prepare array to read vaules
@@ -669,7 +659,34 @@ jssh_printDB READVALUES
 ["whynot","subindex1"]	"whynot A"
 ```
 
+##### jssh_insertDB
+Insert, update, append a key=value pair to a jsshDB file, key name is only allowed to contain '-a-zA-Z0-9,._'
+
+*usage:*  jssh_insertDB "key" "value" "filename"
+
+*usage:*  jssh_insertDB_asnyc "key" "value" "filename"
+
+Note: insertDB uses also excusiv write locking, but with a maximum timeout of 2s. insertDB is a "fast" operation, simply adding the value to the end of the file.
+
+*example:* 
+```bash
+jssh_insertDB "newkey" "an other value" "${DATADIR:-.}/myvalues"
+```
+
+##### jssh_deleteKeyDB
+Deleted a key=value pair froma jsshDB file, key name is only allowed to contain '-a-zA-Z0-9,._'
+
+*usage:*  jssh_deleteKeyDB "key" "filename"
+
+*usage:*  jssh_deleteKeyDB_async "key" "filename"
+
+*example:* 
+```bash
+jssh_deleteKeyDB "delkey"" "${DATADIR:-.}/myvalues"
+```
+
 https://linuxhint.com/associative_array_bash/
+
 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-arrays-in-bash-script
 
 
@@ -956,5 +973,5 @@ The name of your bot is availible as bash variable "$ME", there is no need to ca
 #### [Prev Best Practice](5_practice.md)
 #### [Next Notes for Developers](7_develop.md)
 
-#### $$VERSION$$ v0.94-pre-9-gd1f509a
+#### $$VERSION$$ v0.94-pre-13-g52bde30
 
diff --git a/modules/jsonDB.sh b/modules/jsonDB.sh
index 2648e80..d737147 100644
--- a/modules/jsonDB.sh
+++ b/modules/jsonDB.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This file is public domain in the USA and all free countries.
 # Elsewhere, consider it to be WTFPLv2. (wtfpl.net/txt/copying)
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v0.94-pre-10-g23a3d4b
+#### $$VERSION$$ v0.94-pre-13-g52bde30
 #
 # source from commands.sh to use jsonDB functions
 #
@@ -103,6 +103,23 @@ if _exists flock; then
 	
   }
 
+  # delete key/value from jsshDB
+  # $1 key name, can onyl contain -a-zA-Z0-9,._
+  # $2 filename (must exist!), must be relative to BASHBOT_ETC, and not contain '..'
+  jssh_deleteKeyDB() {
+	[[ "$1" =~ ^[-a-zA-Z0-9,._]+$ ]] || return 3
+	declare -A oldARR
+	# start atomic delete here, exclusive max wait 10s 
+	{ flock -e -w 10 200
+	Json2Array "oldARR" <"${DB}"
+	if [[ -v "oldAR[$1]" ]] ; then
+		unset oldARR["$1"]
+		Array2Json  "oldARR" >"${DB}"
+	fi
+	} 200>"${DB}${BASHBOT_LOCKNAME}"
+  }
+
+
 else
   #########
   # we have no flock, use "old" not atomic functions
@@ -123,6 +140,9 @@ else
 	
   }
 
+  jssh_deleteKeyDB() {
+	jssh_deleteKeyDB_async "$@"
+  }
 fi
 
 ##############
@@ -188,10 +208,10 @@ jssh_updateDB_async() {
 	declare -n ARRAY="$1"
 	[ -z "${ARRAY[*]}" ] && return 1
 	declare -A oldARR newARR
-	jssh_readDB "oldARR" "$2" || return "$?"
+	jssh_readDB_async "oldARR" "$2" || return "$?"
 	if [ -z "${oldARR[*]}" ]; then
 		# no old content
-		jssh_writeDB "$1" "$2"
+		jssh_writeDB_async "$1" "$2"
 	else
 		# merge arrays
 		local o1 o2 n1 n2
@@ -201,7 +221,7 @@ jssh_updateDB_async() {
 		#shellcheck disable=SC2034,SC2190,SC2206
 		newARR=( ${o2:0:${#o2}-1} ${n2:0:${#n2}-1} )
 		set +f
-		jssh_writeDB "newARR" "$2" 
+		jssh_writeDB_async "newARR" "$2" 
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -216,3 +236,13 @@ jssh_insertDB_async() {
 	
 }
 
+jssh_deleteKeyDB_async() {
+	[[ "$1" =~ ^[-a-zA-Z0-9,._]+$ ]] || return 3
+	declare -A oldARR
+	jssh_readDB_async "oldARR" "$2" || return "$?"
+	if [[ -v "oldAR[$1]" ]] ; then
+		unset oldARR["$1"]
+		jssh_writeDB_async "oldARR" "$2"
+	fi
+}
+