בֹּשֶׁת
Shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
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What does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) mean in the Bible?
בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) is a Hebrew word meaning "shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol". shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol BDB: shame Usage: ashamed, confusion, greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing). Judgment is not only physical destruction but moral exposure, revealing the emptiness of false security and misplaced pride. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant.
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Meaning
Shame encompasses both internal feeling and external state; idolatry inherently produces shame through covenant violation.
shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol BDB: shame Usage: ashamed, confusion, greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).
Why This Word Matters
Judgment is not only physical destruction but moral exposure, revealing the emptiness of false security and misplaced pride. Hosea 2:2-13
Public exposure of idolatry. Hosea 4:4-10
Result of covenant inversion. Micah 1:10-16
Grammatical Forms
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Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
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