Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #818 - אָשֵׁם ashem (guilty)


Original Word:אָשֵׁם
Transliteration: ashem
Definition:guilty
Part of Speech:Adjective
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-shame')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

one which is faulty, guilty

From 'asham; guilty; hence, presenting a sin- offering -- one which is faulty, guilty.

see HEBREW 'asham


Englishman's Concordance

1) guilty, faulty (and obliged to offer a guilt-offering)
Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H816
Same Word by TWOT Number: 180a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אָשֵׁםadjectiveguilty, ׳א absolute 2 Samuel 14:13; plural אֲשֵׁמִיםאֶלאָֿחִינוּGenesis 42:21 (E); guilty, and so bound to offer a trespass-offering Ezra 10:19; but read probably וַאֲשָׁמָם, so KueChronol. see h. Perzische Tijdvak, 1890, 43.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 818. אָשֵׁם (ashem) — 3 Occurrences

Genesis 42:21
HEB:אָחִ֗יו אֲבָל֮ אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים ׀ אֲנַחְנוּ֮ עַל־
NAS: Truly we are guilty concerning
KJV: We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother,
INT: another Truly are guilty we concerning

2 Samuel 14:13
HEB:הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ כְּאָשֵׁ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָשִׁ֥יב
NAS: the king is as one who is guilty, [in that] the king
KJV: this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king
INT: word such one does not bring

Ezra 10:19
HEB:לְהוֹצִ֣יא נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים אֵֽיל־ צֹ֖אן
NAS: their wives, and being guilty, [they offered] a ram
KJV: their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram
INT: to put their wives guilty a ram of the flock

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