Word Study · Strong's H1322 · Hebrew
בֹּשֶׁת
bosheth
bo'-sheth
Strong's 1890 spelling: bôsheth
“shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
Rendered in the KJV as
ashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).
- 30occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 25inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 30 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 25
- בֹ֑שֶׁת2
- בֹּ֥שֶׁת2
- בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם2
- בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃2
- לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת2
- בְּבֹ֨שֶׁת1
- בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת1
- בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּ1
- בֹ֥שֶׁת1
- בֹ֔שֶׁת1
- בֹ֤שֶׁת1
- בֹּ֑שֶׁת1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- shame7
- [the] shame of4
- shame their4
- and [the] shame of1
- and by shame of1
- and shame my1
- and the shameful thing1
- and to [the] shame of1
- for shame1
- in shame1
- in shame our1
- into shame1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- noun · feminine singular7
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 7
- HNcfsc · 4
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 4
- HR/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/R/Ncfsc · 2
- HR/Ncfsc · 2
- HRd/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp2mp · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp1bp · 1
All 30, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 20:30לְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔levashetekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThen Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?here: to own shame your
- 1 Samuel 20:30וּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתulevoshetconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?here: and to [the] shame of
Psalms7 occurrences
- Psalms 35:26בֹ֥שֶׁתvoshetnoun · feminine singularMay those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.here: shame
- Psalms 40:15בָּשְׁתָּ֑םbashetamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralMay those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.here: shame their
- Psalms 44:15וּבֹ֖שֶׁתuvoshetconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,here: and [the] shame of
- Psalms 69:19וּ֭בָשְׁתִּיuvasheticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularYou know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.here: and shame my
- Psalms 70:3בָּשְׁתָּ֑םbashetamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralMay those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.here: shame their
- Psalms 109:29בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃bashetamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralMay my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.here: shame their
- Psalms 132:18בֹּ֑שֶׁתboshetnoun · feminine singularI will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”here: shame
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 30:3לְבֹ֑שֶׁתlevoshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularBut Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.here: into shame
- Isaiah 30:5לְבֹ֖שֶׁתlevoshetpreposition + noun · feminine singulareveryone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”here: for shame
- Isaiah 42:17בֹ֔שֶׁתvoshetnoun · feminine singularBut those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.here: shame
- Isaiah 54:4בֹ֤שֶׁתvoshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.here: [the] shame of
- Isaiah 61:7בָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙bashetekhemnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralInstead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.here: shame your
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:26כְּבֹ֤שֶׁתkevoshetpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophetshere: like [the] shame of
- Jeremiah 3:24וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁתvehaboshetconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularFrom our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.here: and the shameful thing
- Jeremiah 3:25בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbevashetenupreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralLet us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”here: in shame our
- Jeremiah 7:19בֹּ֥שֶׁתboshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?here: [the] shame of
- Jeremiah 11:13לַבֹּ֔שֶׁתlaboshetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularYour gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’here: to the shameful thing
- Jeremiah 20:18בְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbevoshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularWhy did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?here: in shame
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 9:7בֹּ֥שֶׁתboshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.here: [the] shame of
- Daniel 9:8בֹּ֣שֶׁתboshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.here: [the] shame of
Habakkuk1 occurrence
Zephaniah2 occurrences
- Zephaniah 3:5בֹּֽשֶׁת׃boshetnoun · feminine singularThe LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.here: shame
- Zephaniah 3:19בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃bashetamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBehold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.here: shame their