she.tah refers to the buttocks, appearing in scenes of humiliation or exposed nakedness.

The two occurrences denote the buttocks: one describes garments cut up to them, and the other depicts captives led away with them stripped.

1. Buttocks in humiliation and exposure · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 10:4, the plural construct form occurs where garments are cut in half up to this body part; the APB renders the clause "up to their buttocks." In Isaiah 20:4, the singular absolute form occurs in the depiction of captives led away naked and barefoot; the APB renders "with buttocks stripped."

   2 Samuel 10:4Isaiah 20:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "buttocks" in both verses, once as the limit to which garments are cut and once as stripped in a scene of captivity. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish a finer distinction.