Hebrew · H816, G1777 · unreviewed

אָשַׁם

To be guilty ; by implication to be punished or perish · liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)

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אָשַׁם H816 to be guilty ; by implication to be punished or perish

Pronunciation asham

Guilt inherently carries culpability; the guilty party bears both moral liability and consequent punishment or destruction.

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ἔνοχος G1777 liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)

Pronunciation énochos

Liable to judgment or penalty; legally culpable before a tribunal or under divine law.

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What does אָשַׁם (asham) mean in the Bible?

אָשַׁם · ἔνοχος is a Hebrew word meaning "to bear guilt or liability for wrongdoing".

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Meaning

to bear guilt or liability for wrongdoing

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 18×

Imperfect 2Chr 19:10 · Hos 5:15 · Hos 10:2 · Jer 2:3 · Ps 34:22 · Ps 34:23 · Zech 11:5 · Judg 21:22 · Hos 14:1 · Jer 50:7 · Lev 5:5 12×

Perfect Lev 5:19 · Num 5:7 · Ezek 22:4 3×

Infinitive absolute Ezek 25:12 · Lev 5:19 2×

Jussive Hos 4:15 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×

Perfect Joel 1:18 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 19 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 13 Perfect 4 Infinitive absolute 2

Stem

Qal 18 Niphal 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 11 Indicative 4 Jussive 1 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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