אָשַׁםʼâsham

offend, be guilty

Pronunciation: aw-sham' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H816

Meanings

1. commit an offence, a trespass, do a wrong, an injury (Leviticus 5:19; Numbers 5:7; 2 Chronicles 19:10)

2. become guilty (Judges 21:22; Jeremiah 50:7; Hosea 4:15)

3. be held guilty, bear punishment (Psalms 34:22; Psalms 34:23; Proverbs 30:10)

Niph`al: suffer punishment (Joel 1:18)

Hiph`il: declare them guilty (Psalms 5:11)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 35 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 4:13 “If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty.
  • Leviticus 4:22 “If one of Israel’s leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the Lord his God but doesn’t realize it, he is still guilty.
  • Leviticus 4:27 “If any of the common people sin by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but they don’t realize it, they are still guilty.
  • Leviticus 5:2 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.
  • Leviticus 5:3 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.
  • Leviticus 5:4 “Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).