בֹּשֶׁת boshet
Hebrew word for “shame” · Strong’s H1322 · used 30 times in 29 verses
Meaning
1) shame; 1a) shame; 1b) shameful thing
How it is translated
Glosses given for boshet in context, with how often each is used:
- shame 26
- shameful thing 2
- own shame 1
- like the shame 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Daniel | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Zephaniah | 2 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezra | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Habakkuk | 1 | 1.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 30 (2), Jeremiah 3 (2), Daniel 9 (2), Zephaniah 3 (2), 1 Samuel 20 (1), 2 Chronicles 32 (1), Ezra 9 (1), Job 8 (1), Psalms 35 (1), Psalms 40 (1)
Forms
- בשׁת 11
- בשׁתם 4
- לבשׁת 4
- בבשׁת 2
- לבשׁתך 1
- ולבשׁת 1
- ובבשׁת 1
- ובשׁת 1
- ובשׁתי 1
- בשׁתכם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with boshet more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- כְּלִמָּה kelimmah “shame” 7
- בּוֹשׁ bush “be ashamed” 5
- לָבֵשׁ lavash “to clothe” 4
- חֶרְפָּה cherpah “reproach” 3
- הֶאָח heach “Aha!” 2
- אָב av “father” 5
- עֵקֶב eqev “consequence” 2
- חָפֵר chapher “be ashamed” 2
- חָטָא chata “to sin” 3
- נְעוּרִים naur “youth” 2
- שַׂר sar “ruler” 3
- זֶה zeh “this” 4
Key verses
The verses using boshet that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Samuel 20:30 — Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of…
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 — And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with…
- Ezra 9:7 — Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into…
- Psalms 35:26 — Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against…
- Psalms 132:18 — His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- Isaiah 54:4 — Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and…
- Jeremiah 2:26 — As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
- Jeremiah 3:25 — We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day,…
- Daniel 9:7 — O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto…
- Hosea 9:10 — I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated…
- Zephaniah 3:5 — The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no…
- Zephaniah 3:19 — Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and…
See all 29 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.