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Lexicon :: Strong's H816 - 'āšam

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אָשַׁם
Transliteration
'āšam
Pronunciation
aw-sham'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 180

Strong’s Definitions

אָשַׁם ʼâsham, aw-sham'; or אָשֵׁם ʼâshêm; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish:—× certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, × greatly, be(-come, found, hold) guilty, offend (acknowledge offence), trespass.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H816 in the following manner: guilty (14x), desolate (6x), offend (6x), trespass (4x), certainly (1x), destroy (1x), faulty (1x), greatly (1x), offence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H816 in the following manner: guilty (14x), desolate (6x), offend (6x), trespass (4x), certainly (1x), destroy (1x), faulty (1x), greatly (1x), offence (1x).

  1. to offend, be guilty, trespass

    1. (Qal)

      1. to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury

      2. to be or become guilty

      3. to be held guilty

      4. to be incriminated

    2. (Niphal) to suffer punishment

    3. (Hiphil) to declare guilty

  2. (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָשַׁם ʼâsham, aw-sham'; or אָשֵׁם ʼâshêm; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish:—× certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, × greatly, be(-come, found, hold) guilty, offend (acknowledge offence), trespass.
STRONGS H816: Abbreviations
† אָשַׁם, אָשֵׁם verb offend, be guilty (Arabic bdb007907, id., bdb112103 sin, offence, bdb007909, bdb007910, requital, fault, guilt, mulct, compare Ethiopic bdb007911) — אָשַׁם Leviticus 5:19; Numbers 5:7; אָשֵׁם Habakkuk 1:11 7 times; אָֽשְׁמָה Numbers 5:6; אָשָׁ֑מְתָּ Proverbs 30:10; אָשַׁמְתְּ Ezekiel 22:4; אָשֵׁ֑מוּ Leviticus 4:13; Imperfect יֶאְשַׁם Hosea 4:15 13 times; Infinitive absolute אָשֹׁם Leviticus 5:19; אָשׁוֺם Ezekiel 25:12; —
1. commit an offence, a trespass, do a wrong, or an injury, with אָשֹׁם אָשַׁם ליהוה ׃לְ he hath done a great wrong to Yahweh (in violating the commands) Leviticus 5:19 (P); וְנָתַן לַאֲשֶׁר אָשַׁם לוֺ and he shall give it (restitution) to him to whom he did wrong Numbers 5:7 (P), compare 2 Chronicles 19:10 (twice in verse); וַיֶאְשְׁמוּ אָשׁוֺם and they committed lasting wrong (irreparable wrong, the Edomites against Judah) Ezekiel 25:12.
2. be or become guilty Judges 21:22; Jeremiah 50:7; Hosea 4:15; Habakkuk 1:11; in offences requiring sin-offering Leviticus 4:13, 22, 27 (P), of trespass-offering Leviticus 5:2, 3, 17; Leviticus 5:23; Numbers 5:6 (P); with ל guilty of Leviticus 5:4, 5 (P), with ב in or through Ezekiel 22:4; Hosea 13:1.
3. be held guilty, bear punishment Psalm 34:22; Psalm 34:23; Proverbs 30:10; Isaiah 24:6; Jeremiah 2:3; Hosea 5:15; Hosea 10:2; Hosea 14:1; Zechariah 11:5; Ezekiel 6:6 (but compare שָׁמֵם).
Niph. נֶאְשָׁמוּ suffer punishment Joel 1:18 (si vera lectio; Me We and others נָשַׁמּוּ, √ שׁמם, compare Dron the passage).
Hiph. Imperfect suffix הַאֲשִׁימֵם declare them guilty Psalm 5:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

4:13; 4:13; 4:22; 4:27; 5:2; 5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:17; 5:19; 5:19; 5:19

Numbers

5:6; 5:6; 5:7; 5:7

Judges

21:22

2 Chronicles

19:10

Psalms

5:11; 34:22

Proverbs

30:10; 30:10

Isaiah

24:6

Jeremiah

2:3; 50:7

Ezekiel

6:6; 22:4; 22:4; 25:12; 25:12

Hosea

4:15; 4:15; 5:15; 10:2; 13:1; 14:1

Joel

1:18

Habakkuk

1:11; 1:11

Zechariah

11:5

H816

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Strong's Number H816 matches the Hebrew אָשַׁם ('āšam),
which occurs 35 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:13 - And if the whole congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which Jehovah his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:27 - And if any one of the common people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:2 - Or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be unclean, then he shall be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:3 - Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:4 - Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:5 - And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:17 - And if any one sin, and do any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:19 - It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:6 - Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul shall be guilty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:7 - then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:22 - And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards Jehovah, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:10 -
Hold them guilty, O God;
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions;
For they have rebelled against thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:21 -
Evil shall slay the wicked;
And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:22 -
Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants;
And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:10 -
Slander not a servant unto his master,
Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:6 - Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:3 - Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 - All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:6 - In all your dwelling-places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your sun-images may be hewn down, and your works may be abolished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:4 - Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:12 - Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:15 - Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:15 - I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:1 - When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:16 - Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:11 - Then shall he sweep by as a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, even he whose might is his god.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:5 - whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.
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