What does אָסָם mean in the Bible?
אָסָם is a Hebrew word meaning "a storehouse (only in the plural)".
Hebrew · H618
אָסָם
A storehouse (only in the plural)
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אָסָםH618
What does אָסָם mean in the Bible?
אָסָם is a Hebrew word meaning "a storehouse (only in the plural)".
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How does the BSB render H618?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on your barns (1), then your barns (1).
Where does אָסָם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Iton your barns1×Deuteronomy 28:8
then your barns1×Proverbs 3:10
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Usage map
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:8
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Deuteronomy1Proverbs1
Source forms
אֲסָמֶ֣יךָ1x’ă·sā·me·ḵāProverbs 3:10
בַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָ1xba·’ă·sā·me·ḵāDeuteronomy 28:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xProverbs 3:10
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 28:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a storehouse (only in the plural)
Source Gloss
a storehouse (only in the plural)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a storehouse (only in the plural) BDB: storehouse Usage: barn, storehouse.