What does אָשָׁם · πλήρωμα mean in the Bible?
אָשָׁם · πλήρωμα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "guilt, offense requiring atonement".
Hebrew · H817, G4138
אָשָׁם
Guilt ; by implication, a fault ; also a sin-offering · fulfillment
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אָשָׁם H817 guilt ; by implication, a fault ; also a sin-offering
Pronunciation ʾāšām
Guilt as both culpability and the sacrificial remedy required to restore covenant relationship with God.
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πλήρωμα G4138 fulfillment
Pronunciation plḗrōma
Fullness or completion achieved through filling; what has been made complete or filled up.
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What does אָשָׁם (asham) mean in the Bible?
אָשָׁם · πλήρωμα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "guilt, offense requiring atonement".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H817, G4138?
H817, G4138 is connected to 46 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. guilt, offense requiring atonement
Strong's H817, G4138
Lexical occurrences 46 verses Source Gloss
guilt, offense requiring atonement
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָשָׁם is built from this root:
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