Hebrew · H1322

בֹּשֶׁת

Shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

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בֹּשֶׁתH1322

Pronunciationboshet

What does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) mean in the Bible?

בֹּשֶׁת (boshet): Shame encompasses both internal feeling and external state; idolatry inherently produces shame through covenant violation.

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What does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) mean in the Bible?

בֹּשֶׁת (boshet): Shame encompasses both internal feeling and external state; idolatry inherently produces shame through covenant violation.

How does the BSB render H1322?

The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in shame (3), shame (3), with shame (3), of shame (2), their shame (2).

Where does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 20:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (7), Jeremiah (6), Isaiah (5), 1 Samuel (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

in shame3×Job 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Jeremiah 20:18

shame3×Isaiah 30:3, Habakkuk 2:10, Zephaniah 3:5

with shame3×Psalms 132:18, Daniel 9:7, Daniel 9:8

of shame2×Isaiah 61:7, Jeremiah 11:13

their shame2×Psalms 70:3, Psalms 109:29

and humiliation1×Ezra 9:7

and shame1×Psalms 44:15

and to the shame1×1 Samuel 20:30

for the disgraced1×Zephaniah 3:19

in disgrace1×2 Chronicles 32:21

in our shame1×Jeremiah 3:25

in shameful1×Micah 1:11

in utter1×Isaiah 42:17

is ashamed1×Jeremiah 2:26

my shame1×Psalms 69:19

only shame1×Isaiah 30:5

that shameful [god]1×Jeremiah 3:24

the shame1×Isaiah 54:4

their own shame1×Psalms 40:15

themselves to Shame1×Hosea 9:10

to their own shame1×Jeremiah 7:19

to your own shame1×1 Samuel 20:30

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row1 Samuel 20:30

Aligned rows30

Books represented12

1 Samuel22 Chronicles1Ezra1Job1Psalms7Isaiah5Jeremiah6Daniel2Hosea1Micah1Habakkuk1Zephaniah2

Source forms

בֹ֑שֶׁת2xḇō·šeṯJob 8:22, Micah 1:11

בֹּ֥שֶׁת2xbō·šeṯJeremiah 7:19, Daniel 9:7

בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם2xbā·šə·tāmPsalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3

בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃2xbā·šə·tāmPsalms 109:29, Zephaniah 3:19

לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת2xlab·bō·šeṯJeremiah 11:13, Hosea 9:10

בְּבֹ֨שֶׁת1xbə·ḇō·šeṯ2 Chronicles 32:21

בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת1xbə·ḇō·šeṯJeremiah 20:18

בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּ1xbə·ḇā·šə·tê·nūJeremiah 3:25

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular7xJob 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 132:18, Isaiah 42:17

Noun - feminine singular construct4xIsaiah 54:4, Jeremiah 7:19, Daniel 9:7, Daniel 9:8

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural4xPsalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3, Psalms 109:29, Zephaniah 3:19

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular2xIsaiah 30:3, Isaiah 30:5

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJeremiah 11:13, Hosea 9:10

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 44:15

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 69:19

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 3:24

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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בֹּשֶׁת

What does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) mean in the Bible?

What does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1322?

Where does בֹּשֶׁת (boshet) appear in Scripture?

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