H0955 H0955
Shame, disgrace — the humiliation felt or imposed through public exposure or defeat
A noun expressing the painful experience of shame and public disgrace. It appears in contexts of national humiliation and personal dishonor: the psalmist covered in shame (Ps 89:45), the horror of shame covering faces during judgment (Ezek 7:18), Esau's disgrace for violence against his brother (Obad 1:10), and the enemy's shame when God vindicates Israel (Mic 7:10). The word belongs to a rich Hebrew word-family centered on the root bosh, and the multilingual evidence — Spanish 'verguenza,' French 'honte,' German 'Schande' — all converge on deep social disgrace.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Shame or disgrace experienced as public humiliation or divine judgment. In Psalm 89:45 the anointed king is wrapped in shame; Ezekiel 7:18 depicts shame covering faces on the day of wrath; Obadiah 1:10 announces shame upon Edom for fraternal violence; and Micah 7:10 anticipates the enemy being clothed in shame. Spanish 'verguenza,' French 'honte,' and German 'Schande' uniformly confirm the sense of deep, socially visible dishonor. 4×
amh["ሀፍረት"]·AR["خزي", "خِزْيًا", "خِزْيٌ"]·ben["লজ্জা", "লজ্জায়"]·ces["hanba"]·dan["skam,"]·DE["Schande", "[בושה]"]·ell["αισχύνη,"]·EN["shame"]·FR["dans-honte", "honte", "honte;"]·guj["શરમ"]·hat["wont"]·hau["kunya"]·heb["בושה"]·HI["लज्जा"]·hun["szégyen"]·ID["malu"]·IT["[בושה]", "vergogna"]·jav["isin", "kawirangan", "wirang"]·JA["恥"]·KO["수치-가", "수치-를", "수치가"]·mar["लाजेने।"]·mya["ရှက်ကြောက်ရွံ့ခြင်း"]·nld["schaamte"]·nor["skam"]·pnb["شرم"]·pol["wstyd"]·PT["vergonha"]·ron["rușine,"]·RU["стыд", "стыдом"]·ES["vergüenza"]·SW["aibu"]·swe["skam"]·tam["அவமானம்"]·tel["అవమానము"]·tgl["ng-kahihiyan"]·TH["ความอับอาย"]·TR["utanc", "utanç"]·ukr["сором"]·urd["شرم", "شرمندگی"]·VI["sự-xấu-hổ"]·yor["ìtìjú,"]·yue["羞恥"]·ZH["羞耻"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בּוּשָׁה n.f. shame ψ 89:46 Mi 7:10 Ob v 10 Ez 7:18.