בֹ֑שֶׁת

𐤁𐤔𐤕

voshet

[of shame]

or מְפִבֹשֶׁת; probably from פָּאָה and בֹּשֶׁת; dispeller of shame (i.e. of Baal); Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites; Mephibosheth.

H4648

2 Samuel 16:4 · Word #9

Lexicon H4648

Lemmaמְפִיבֹשֶׁת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕
TransliterationMᵉphîybôsheth
Strong'sH4648
In-context[of shame]

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H4648-07

shame

Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun (HNcfsa = absolute; HNcfsc = construct). Also appears within proper names (HNp), such as מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (Mephibosheth), where it forms part of a compound name.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בֹּשֶׁת is a feminine singular form derived from the root בוש, meaning "to be ashamed" or "to experience disgrace." The rendering "shame" preserves the core root idea and reflects the feminine singular noun indicated by the morphology (absolute or construct, where in construct it carries the sense "shame of").

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בוש (shame, disgrace, humiliation, disappointment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1317-01 bashenah shamefulness
H1322-01 bashetam their shame
H1322-02 bashetekhem your shame

Word Usage (17 occurrences of H4648)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
2 Samuel 4:4 מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת mefivoshet [was] Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 9:6 מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת mefivoshet Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 9:6 מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁת mefivoshet-2 Mephibosheth