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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
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:13 -

‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error, and the matter is hidden from the sight of the assembly, and they commit any of the [fn]things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and they become H816 guilty H816;

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 -

‘When a leader sins and unintentionally does any one of all the [fn]things which Yahweh his God has commanded not to be done, and he becomes H816 guilty H816,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:27 -

‘Now if [fn]anyone of [fn]the common people sins unintentionally in doing any of the [fn]things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and becomes H816 guilty H816,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:2 - ‘Or a person who touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming thingsthough it is hidden from him, yet he is unclean—will be guilty H816.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:3 - ‘Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort his uncleanness may be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty H816.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:4 - ‘Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with a sworn oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty H816 in one of these.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:5 - ‘So it shall be, when he becomes H816 guilty H816 in one of these, that he shall confess that in which he has sinned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:17 -

“Now if a person sins and does any one of the things [fn]which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, but he was unaware, still he is guilty H816 and shall bear his punishment.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:19 - “It is a guilt offering; he was certainly H816 guilty H816 before Yahweh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - then it shall be, when he sins and becomes H816 guilty H816, that he shall return what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was [fn]entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:6 - “Speak to the sons of Israel, ‘When a man or woman commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against Yahweh, and that person is guilty H816,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:7 - then [fn]he shall confess [fn]his sins which [fn]he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it and give it to him whom he has [fn]wronged H816.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:22 - “And it will be when their fathers or their brothers come to contend with us, that we shall say to them, ‘Be gracious to us concerning them because we did not take for each man of Benjamin [fn]a wife in the battle, [fn]and you did not give your daughters to them; otherwise you would now be guilty H816.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - “Whenever any dispute comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall warn them so that they may not be guilty H816 before Yahweh and wrath may not come on you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not be guilty H816.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:10 -

Hold H816 them guilty H816, O God;

By their own devices let them fall!

In the abundance of their transgressions thrust them out,

For they are rebellious against You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:21 -

Tav

Evil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be [fn]condemned H816.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:22 -

Yahweh redeems the soul of His slaves,

And all those who take refuge in Him will not be [fn]condemned H816.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:10 -

Do not slander a slave to his master,

Lest he curse you and you be found H816 guilty H816.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:6 - Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who inhabit it are held H816 guilty H816. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men remain.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:3 -

“Israel was holy to Yahweh,

The first of His produce.

All who ate of it became H816 guilty H816;

Evil came upon them,” declares Yahweh.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 -

“All who came out against them have devoured them;

And their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty H816,

Inasmuch as they have sinned against Yahweh, who is the abode of righteousness,

Even Yahweh, the hope of their fathers.’

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:6 - “In all your places of habitation, cities will become waste, and the high places will be desolate, that your altars may become waste and [fn]desolate H816, your idols may be broken and cease, your incense altars may be cut in pieces, and your works may be blotted out.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:4 - “You have become H816 guilty H816 by [fn]the blood which you have shed, and defiled by your idols which you have made. Thus you have brought your [fn]day near and have come to your years; therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mocking to all the lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:12 -

‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Because Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance and has incurred H816 grievous H816 guilt H816 and avenged themselves upon them,”

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:15 -

Though you, Israel, play the harlot,

Do not let Judah become H816 guilty H816;

Also do not go to Gilgal

Nor go up to Beth-aven

And swear the oath:

“As Yahweh lives!”

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:15 -

I will go away and return to My place

Until they [fn]acknowledge H816 their guilt H816 and seek My face;

In their affliction they will seek Me earnestly.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 -

Their heart is [fn]faithless;

Now they must bear H816 their guilt H816.

[fn]Yahweh will break down their altars

And destroy their sacred pillars.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:1 -

When Ephraim [fn]spoke, there was trembling.

He lifted himself up in Israel,

But through Baal he became H816 guilty H816 and died.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:16 -

[fn]Samaria will be held H816 guilty H816,

For she has rebelled against her God.

They will fall by the sword;

Their infants will be dashed in pieces,

And their pregnant women will be ripped open.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 -

How the beasts groan!

The herds of cattle wander aimlessly

Because there is no pasture for them;

Even the flocks of sheep [fn]suffer H816.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:11 -

“Then they will sweep through like the wind and pass on.

But they will be held H816 guilty H816,

They whose power is their god.”

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:5 - “Those who buy them slaughter them and are not held H816 guilty H816, and each of those who sell them says, ‘Blessed be Yahweh. Indeed, I have become rich!’ And their own shepherds do not spare them.
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