Words the Bible translates as shame
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 13 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- aischunēαἰσχύνηdisgrace before others: the public loss of honor, whether the humiliation of being exposed to it or the shameful thing that brings it on
- ḥerpahחֶרְפָּהpublic disgrace: the scorn others heap on you and the shame that then sticks to you in their eyes
- atimiaἀτιμίαdishonor: the public loss of honor, standing, and respect; disgrace or shame
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- common use: the low, everyday, undignified purpose of a plain household object, as opposed to one kept for honored display
- entrepōἐντρέπωto pull someone up short with the sting of being in the wrong, or to be pulled up short that way
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- to let another person's standing weigh on you enough to change what you do: to respect, to defer to
- ervahעֶרְוָהnakedness: the exposed private parts of the body, and by extension the shame, vulnerability, or indecency that exposure brings
- 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
- entropēἐντροπήshamenot studied yet
- bushahבּוּשָׁהshamenot studied yet
- ḥasadחָסַדto disgrace someone: to shame or reproach a person so that the bad name sticks.
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- to act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
- boshnahבׇּשְׁנָהshamenot studied yet
- kelimmutכְּלִמּוּתshamenot studied yet
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