אָשַׁם

Strong’s Definition

to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish

Etymology & Derivation

or אָשֵׁם; a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, [idiom] greatly, be(-come, found, hold) guilty, offend (acknowledge offence), trespass.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to offend, be guilty, trespass
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to suffer punishment
• 4.to be desolate, acknowledge offense
• 5.(hiphil) to declare guilty

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâsham; Pronunciation: aw-sham'