H8357 H8357
Buttocks, seat of the body, the posterior (euphemistic term for the private parts)
This noun denotes the buttocks or posterior, used in contexts involving shame or exposure. Second Samuel 10:4 describes Hanun humiliating David's envoys by cutting their garments 'to the buttocks,' exposing them shamefully. Isaiah 20:4 prophesies that Egypt and Cush will be led away by Assyria 'with buttocks uncovered,' depicting the shame of captive nakedness. The term functions as a euphemism for the private parts, focusing on the shameful exposure of what should be covered. Related forms exist in Aramaic and may connect to words for 'foundation' or 'seat.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — The posterior or buttocks, specifically in contexts of shameful exposure or deliberate humiliation. Both passages concern intentional uncovering or exposure as a form of degradation: David's men are publicly shamed, Egyptian/Cushite captives are stripped. Spanish uses 'nalgas' (buttocks) and 'vergüenza' (shame/private parts), capturing both the anatomical and social dimensions. The term belongs to the vocabulary of honor and shame cultures where bodily exposure constituted serious insult. It's more specific than general words for nakedness, focusing on a particular area of vulnerability. 2×
AR["أَعجازِهِم", "الأَلْيَاتِ"]·ben["তাদের-নিতম্ব", "নিতম্বের"]·DE["[שת]", "ihr-buttocks"]·EN["buttock", "their-buttocks"]·FR["[שת]", "leur-buttocks"]·heb["שת", "שתותיהם"]·HI["उनकी-कमर-तक", "नितम्ब"]·ID["pantat", "pantat-mereka"]·IT["[שת]", "loro-buttocks"]·jav["bokong", "bokongipun"]·KO["엉덩이-그들의", "엉덩이의"]·PT["descobertas", "suas-nádegas"]·RU["ягодиц-их", "ягодицами"]·ES["sus-nalgas", "vergüenza"]·SW["matako-yao", "yaliyofunuliwa"]·TR["kalcalari", "kalçalarına"]·urd["اُن-کی-سرینوں", "سرین"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† III. שֵׁת n.[m.] seat (of body), buttocks (cf. NH שִׁיה, Aramaic ܫܰܬ foundation; cf. [שָׁת] p. 1011; NöM 98);—abs. שׁ׳ Is 20:4; pl. sf. שְׁתוֹתֵיהֶם 2 S 10:4.