Word Study · Strong's H817 · Hebrew
אָשָׁם
asham
aw-shawm'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâshâm
“guilt”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering
Rendered in the KJV as
guiltiness, (offering for) sin, trespass (offering).
- 46occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 32inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 46 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 32
- אָשָׁ֖ם3
- הָאָשָׁ֖ם3
- לְאָשָׁ֖ם3
- אָשָׁ֑ם2
- אָשָׁ֔ם2
- אָשָׁם֙2
- אָשָֽׁם׃2
- אֲשָׁמוֹ֙2
- הָאָשָׁ֑ם2
- הָאָשָֽׁם׃2
- וְהָאָשָׁ֔ם2
- אָשָׁ֛ם1
and 20 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- the guilt offering12
- a guilt offering6
- guilt offering his5
- to a guilt offering5
- and the guilt offering3
- guilt3
- [is] a guilt offering2
- the compensation2
- [is] the guilt offering1
- and like the guilt offering1
- and to the guilt offering1
- as the guilt offering1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular15
- noun · masculine singular12
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6
- preposition + noun · masculine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 15
- HNcmsa · 12
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 6
- HR/Ncmsa · 5
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 46, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus27 of 46 · 59%
- Numbers5 of 46 · 11%
- 1 Samuel4 of 46 · 9%
- Ezekiel4 of 46 · 9%
- Genesis1 of 46 · 2%
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Leviticus27 occurrences
- Leviticus 5:6אֲשָׁמ֣וֹʾashamonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularand he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.here: guilt offering his
- Leviticus 5:7אֲשָׁמ֜וֹʾashamonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.here: guilt offering his
- Leviticus 5:15אֲשָׁמ֨וֹʾashamonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.here: guilt offering his
- Leviticus 5:15לְאָשָֽׁם׃leashampreposition + noun · masculine singular“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.here: to a guilt offering
- Leviticus 5:16הָאָשָׁ֖םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularRegarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 5:18לְאָשָׁ֖םleashampreposition + noun · masculine singularHe is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.here: to a guilt offering
- Leviticus 5:19אָשָׁ֖םʾashamnoun · masculine singularIt is a guilt offering; he was certainly guilty before the LORD.”here: [is] a guilt offering
- Leviticus 6:6אֲשָׁמ֥וֹʾashamonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.here: guilt offering his
- Leviticus 6:6לְאָשָׁ֖םleashampreposition + noun · masculine singularThen he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.here: to a guilt offering
- Leviticus 6:17וְכָאָשָֽׁם׃vekhaashamconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIt must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My offerings made by fire. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.here: and like the guilt offering
- Leviticus 7:1הָאָשָׁ֑םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy:here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 7:2הָאָשָׁ֑םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 7:5אָשָׁ֖םʾashamnoun · masculine singularThe priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.here: [is] a guilt offering
- Leviticus 7:7כָּֽאָשָׁ֔םkaashampreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.here: as the guilt offering
- Leviticus 7:37וְלָאָשָׁ֑םvelaashamconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThis is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering,here: and to the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:12לְאָשָׁ֖םleashampreposition + noun · masculine singularThen the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.here: to a guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:13הָאָשָׁ֥םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:14הָאָשָׁם֒haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:17הָאָשָֽׁם׃haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:21אָשָׁ֛םʾashamnoun · masculine singularIf, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,here: a guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:24הָאָשָׁ֖םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe priest shall take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:25הָֽאָשָׁם֒haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:25הָֽאָשָׁ֔םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 14:28הָאָשָֽׁם׃haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.here: the guilt offering
- Leviticus 19:21אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ʾashamonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.here: guilt offering his
- Leviticus 19:21אָשָֽׁם׃ʾashamnoun · masculine singularThe man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.here: a guilt offering
- Leviticus 19:22הָֽאָשָׁם֙haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.here: the guilt offering
Numbers5 occurrences
- Numbers 5:7אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ʾashamonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularand must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.here: compensation its
- Numbers 5:8הָאָשָׁם֙haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.here: the compensation
- Numbers 5:8הָאָשָׁ֛םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.here: the compensation
- Numbers 6:12לְאָשָׁ֑םleashampreposition + noun · masculine singularHe must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. But the preceding days shall not be counted, because his separation was defiled.here: to a guilt offering
- Numbers 18:9אֲשָׁמָם֙ʾashamamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralA portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.here: guilt offering their
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 6:3אָשָׁ֑םʾashamnoun · masculine singularThey replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”here: a guilt offering
- 1 Samuel 6:4הָאָשָׁם֮haashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.here: [is] the guilt offering
- 1 Samuel 6:8אָשָׁ֔םʾashamnoun · masculine singularTake the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way,here: a guilt offering
- 1 Samuel 6:17אָשָׁ֖םʾashamnoun · masculine singularAs a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.here: a guilt offering
Proverbs1 occurrence
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 40:39וְהָאָשָֽׁם׃vehaashamconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularInside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.here: and the guilt offering
- Ezekiel 42:13וְהָאָשָׁ֔םvehaashamconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.here: and the guilt offering
- Ezekiel 44:29וְהָאָשָׁ֔םvehaashamconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.here: and the guilt offering
- Ezekiel 46:20הָאָשָׁ֖םhaashamthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”here: the guilt offering
