אָשַׁם
a.shamVerbH0816
be guilty
From: or אָשֵׁם; a primitive root;
Short Definition
to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
Full Lexicon Entry
- to offend, be guilty, trespass 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury 1a2) to be or become guilty 1a3) to be held guilty 1a4) to be incriminated 1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment 1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty 2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
27 timesAppears 27 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Leviticus
9
Hosea
4
Ezk
3
Jeremiah
2
Numbers
2
Key Passages
- 2 Chronicles 19:10
- Hosea 10:2
- Judges 21:22
- Leviticus 4:22
- Leviticus 5:5
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