What does אָסוֹן (ʾāswōn) mean in the Bible?
אָסוֹן (ʾāswōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "hurt".
Hebrew · H611
אָסוֹן
Hurt
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אָסוֹן H611
Pronunciation ʾāswōn
What does אָסוֹן (ʾāswōn) mean in the Bible?
אָסוֹן (ʾāswōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "hurt".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H611?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a serious injury (1), and harm (1), harm (1), injury (1).
Where does אָסוֹן (ʾāswōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 42:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (3), Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Genesis 42:38
a serious injury 1× Exodus 21:23
and harm 1× Genesis 44:29
harm 1× Genesis 42:4
injury 1× Exodus 21:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 42:4
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Genesis 3 Exodus 2
Source forms
אָס֑וֹן 2x ’ā·sō·wn Genesis 44:29, Exodus 21:22
אָסוֹן֙ 1x ’ā·sō·wn Genesis 42:38
אָס֖וֹן 1x ’ā·sō·wn Exodus 21:23
אָסֽוֹן׃ 1x ’ā·sō·wn Genesis 42:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Exodus 21:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hurt
Source Gloss
hurt
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hurt BDB: mischief Usage: mischief.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָסוֹן is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain