What does אָשֵׁם (ʾāšēm) mean in the Bible?
אָשֵׁם (ʾāšēm): Guilt carries forensic weight: the guilty party bears responsibility and must make cultic restitution through offering.
Hebrew · H818
אָשֵׁם
Guilty ; hence, presenting a sin-offering
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אָשֵׁםH818
Pronunciationʾāšēm
What does אָשֵׁם (ʾāšēm) mean in the Bible?
אָשֵׁם (ʾāšēm): Guilt carries forensic weight: the guilty party bears responsibility and must make cultic restitution through offering.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H818?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and for their guilt (1), are being punished (1), does he not convict himself (1).
Where does אָשֵׁם (ʾāšēm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 42:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (1), Ezra (1), Genesis (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 Itand for their guilt1×Ezra 10:19
are being punished1×Genesis 42:21
does he not convict himself1×2 Samuel 14:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 42:21
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Genesis12 Samuel1Ezra1
Source forms
אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀1x’ă·šê·mîmGenesis 42:21
וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים1xwa·’ă·šê·mîmEzra 10:19
כְּאָשֵׁ֔ם1xkə·’ā·šêm2 Samuel 14:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural1xGenesis 42:21
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural1xEzra 10:19
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 14:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Guilt carries forensic weight: the guilty party bears responsibility and must make cultic restitution through offering.
Source Gloss
guilty ; hence, presenting a sin-offering
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Guilt carries forensic weight: the guilty party bears responsibility and must make cultic restitution through offering.
guilty; hence, presenting a sin-offering BDB: guilty Usage: one which is faulty, guilty.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָשֵׁם is built from this root: