What does אָשַׁם · ἔνοχος mean in the Bible?
אָשַׁם · ἔνοχος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bear guilt or liability for wrongdoing".
Hebrew · H816, G1777
אָשַׁם
To be guilty ; by implication to be punished or perish · liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)
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אָשַׁםH816to be guilty ; by implication to be punished or perish
Pronunciationasham
Guilt inherently carries culpability; the guilty party bears both moral liability and consequent punishment or destruction.
Open lexicon entry →ἔνοχοςG1777liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)
Pronunciationénochos
Liable to judgment or penalty; legally culpable before a tribunal or under divine law.
Open lexicon entry →What does אָשַׁם (asham) mean in the Bible?
אָשַׁם · ἔνοχος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bear guilt or liability for wrongdoing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H816, G1777?
H816, G1777 is connected to 35 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to bear guilt or liability for wrongdoing
Source Gloss
to bear guilt or liability for wrongdoing
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms19
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense18×
Imperfect2Chr 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 5:512×
PerfectLev 5:19 · Num 5:7 · Ezek 22:43×
Infinitive absoluteEzek 25:12 · Lev 5:192×
JussiveHos 4:151×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
PerfectJoel 1:181×
Word Origins
אָשַׁם is a primitive root - no further derivation.