Scripture often uses the term “shame” [בֹּשֶׁת] to speak of dishonor. The nature of that dishonor is frequently public. For example, this is the case in Genesis 2:25 when the man and woman were naked before one another and felt no public dishonor, but a sense of anxiousness between themselves and their God. Biblical authors also used “shame” to speak of disappointment resulting in public embarrassment (2 Chronicles 32:21; Isaiah. 30:5), particularly when addressing