sha.a.ri.riy.yah denotes a grievous, defiling act seen in Israel.

The term marks a grievous act condemned in statements about Israel: Hosea 6:10 places it with Ephraim's fornication and Israel's defilement, while Jeremiah 18:13 calls Israel's action unprecedented among the nations.

1. A condemned and defiling act · dominant

   In Hosea 6:10, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the statement that such a thing has been seen in Israel's house, alongside Ephraim's fornication and Israel's defilement; the APB renders the clause "I have seen horror." In Jeremiah 18:13, the feminine singular absolute form characterizes what the virgin of Israel has done, after asking whether the nations have heard anything like it; the APB renders it "a horror, very much."

   Hosea 6:10Jeremiah 18:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "horror" in both cited clauses. In Hosea 6:10 it occurs within a charge of fornication and defilement; in Jeremiah 18:13 it describes Israel's striking action.