Hebrew · H819

אַשְׁמָה

Guiltiness , a fault , the presentation of a sin-offering

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אַשְׁמָה H819

What does אַשְׁמָה mean in the Bible?

אַשְׁמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "guiltiness , a fault , the presentation of a sin-offering".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אַשְׁמָה mean in the Bible?

אַשְׁמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "guiltiness , a fault , the presentation of a sin-offering".

How does the BSB render H819?

The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include guilt (3), our guilt (2), [he acknowledges] his guilt (1), a guilt offering (1), and my guilt (1).

Where does אַשְׁמָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 4:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (6), Ezra (6), Leviticus (4), 1 Chronicles (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 It
guilt 1 Chronicles 21:3, 2 Chronicles 28:13, Ezra 9:13
our guilt 2 Chronicles 28:13, Ezra 9:7
[he acknowledges] his guilt Leviticus 6:5
a guilt offering Ezra 10:19
and my guilt Psalms 69:5
and our guilt Ezra 9:6
bringing guilt Leviticus 4:3
by the guilt Amos 8:14
for guilt Leviticus 22:16
guilt of theirs 2 Chronicles 24:18
guilty 2 Chronicles 28:10
his guilt 2 Chronicles 33:23
in our guilt Ezra 9:15
the guilt Ezra 10:10
to bring guilt 2 Chronicles 28:13
to incur guilt Leviticus 6:7
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Leviticus 4:3
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 6
Leviticus 4 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 6 Ezra 6 Psalms 1 Amos 1
Source forms
אַשְׁמָ֔ה 1x ’aš·māh Leviticus 22:16
אַשְׁמָה֙ 1x ’aš·māh 2 Chronicles 28:13
אַשְׁמָֽה׃ 1x ’aš·māh 2 Chronicles 33:23
אֲשָׁמ֔וֹת 1x ’ă·šā·mō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 28:10
אַשְׁמַ֥ת 1x ’aš·maṯ Ezra 10:10
אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃ 1x ’aš·mā·ṯōw Leviticus 6:5
אַשְׁמָתֵ֑ינוּ 1x ’aš·mā·ṯê·nū 2 Chronicles 28:13
אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ס 1x ’aš·mā·ṯām Ezra 10:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Leviticus 22:16, 2 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 33:23
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 6:7, 1 Chronicles 21:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 4:3, 2 Chronicles 28:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 69:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Ezra 9:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Ezra 9:13
Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 28:10
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezra 10:10
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