Boshet (בושת) means shame in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shame
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Boshet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בושה.
וַיִּחַר-אַף שָׁאוּל בִּיהוֹנָתָן וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בֶּן-נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי-בֹחֵר אַתָּה לְבֶן-יִשַׁי לְבָשְׁתְּךָ וּלְבֹשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אִמֶּךָ.
- 2הלכהאחד מחמישה תשלומים במקרה של חבלה ונזק באדם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Boshet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֹּשֶׁת
- Written without vowel points
- בושת
- Said
- boshet
- Root
- ב־ו־ש
- Pattern
- קְטֹלֶת
- Gematria
- 708
This is how Boshet is said in other languages.
- English
- shame
These words mean nearly the same as Boshet.
- ביזיוןdisgrace
- דראוןcontempt
- השפלהhumiliation
- חרפה
- חררה
- כלימה
- בושהshame
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Boshet.
The word Boshet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית בושת
- בשת פנים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Boshet comes from the root ב־ו־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Boshet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Boshet.
What does Boshet (בושת) mean in Hebrew?
Boshet (בושת) means shame. It is said boshet, with the stress on bo.
What is a synonym for Boshet (בושת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Boshet (בושת) are ביזיון, דראון, השפלה, חרפה, חררה, and כלימה.
What rhymes with Boshet (בושת)?
Words that rhyme with Boshet (בושת) include נחושת, תחמושת, קושט, חרושת, and תלבושת.
Is Boshet (בושת) masculine or feminine?
The word Boshet (בושת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בשת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.