cha.pher denotes experiencing shame or, in a causative form, bringing shame upon someone.

The dominant use depicts people or personified figures experiencing shame, often after failed expectations, hostile actions, or public reversal. In causative forms, it describes bringing shame or being put to shame, as with Lebanon, a woman addressed in reassurance, and a disgracing son.

1. Experience shame or public humiliation · dominant

   Qal forms portray the subject as becoming ashamed: in Job 6:20 travelers who trusted arrive disappointed, and in Micah 3:7 seers and diviners are ashamed because there is no answer from God. The same form occurs in petitions against opponents in Psalm 35:4 and Psalm 35:26, while Isaiah 24:23 applies it to the moon and sun when the LORD reigns.

   Job 6:20Micah 3:7Psalm 35:4Psalm 35:26Isaiah 24:23Jeremiah 50:12
2. Bring shame or be put to shame · occasional

   Hiphil forms present shame in a causative relation. In Isaiah 33:9 the APB renders Lebanon as "put to shame," in Isaiah 54:4 the addressed woman is told she will not be put to shame, and Proverbs 19:26 describes a son whose actions bring shame and reproach.

   Isaiah 33:9Isaiah 54:4Proverbs 13:5Proverbs 19:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "ashamed" or "put to shame," and also uses "humiliated," "disgraced," and "shame" in surrounding clauses. Those variations confirm the verses' shame context rather than establish separate lexical meanings.