Words the Bible translates as dishonor
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kataischunōκαταισχύνωto put to shame publicly: to disgrace someone before a watching community, or to be exposed and humiliated that way
- aischunēαἰσχύνηdisgrace before others: the public loss of honor, whether the humiliation of being exposed to it or the shameful thing that brings it on
- atimiaἀτιμίαdishonor: the public loss of honor, standing, and respect; disgrace or shame
+1 more meaning
- common use: the low, everyday, undignified purpose of a plain household object, as opposed to one kept for honored display
- atimazōἀτιμάζωto dishonor someone: to publicly deny a person the honor they are owed, treating them as worth nothing
- boshetבֹּשֶׁתshame: the public disgrace and humiliation of being defeated, exposed, or let down, together with the dishonor a person feels and carries because of it
- kelimmahכְּלִמָּהpublic disgrace: the humiliation of being dishonored before others, and the insults and abuse that bring it about.
- qalonקָלוֹןdisgrace: the public loss of honor and good standing, the opposite of glory
- aschēmoneōἀσχημονέωto behave disgracefully: to act in a way that violates what is fitting and brings shame in the eyes of others.
- qalahקָלָהto dishonornot studied yet
- arvahעַרְוָהdishonornot studied yet
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