shame
bo.shet denotes a condition of disgrace, whether borne after failure, assigned to opponents, or remembered as past humiliation.
The occurrences depict disgrace as a condition resulting from failed reliance, wrongdoing, defeat, or public humiliation; it may be borne by individuals or groups, imposed on enemies, remembered from the past, or replaced by honor and joy.
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Disgrace borne, imposed, or remembered · dominant
The noun marks a dishonoring condition in contexts of failed trust and judgment: in Isaiah 30:3 the APB renders Pharaoh's security becoming "your shame," and in Daniel 9:7 it renders "shame of face" alongside banishment for unfaithfulness. It is also pictured as clothing for opponents in Psalm 109:29, as a past condition to be forgotten in Isaiah 54:4, and as the outcome opposite the restored praise of the outcast in Zephaniah 3:19.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "shame," including "shame of face," and also uses "disgrace," "dishonor," and "humiliated" in surrounding clauses. These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for each form.