Hebrew · H819

אַשְׁמָה

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

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אַשְׁמָהH819

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
guilt3×1 Chronicles 21:3, 2 Chronicles 28:13, Ezra 9:13
our guilt2×2 Chronicles 28:13, Ezra 9:7
[he acknowledges] his guilt1×Leviticus 6:5
a guilt offering1×Ezra 10:19
and my guilt1×Psalms 69:5
and our guilt1×Ezra 9:6
bringing guilt1×Leviticus 4:3
by the guilt1×Amos 8:14
for guilt1×Leviticus 22:16
guilt of theirs1×2 Chronicles 24:18
guilty1×2 Chronicles 28:10
his guilt1×2 Chronicles 33:23
in our guilt1×Ezra 9:15
the guilt1×Ezra 10:10
to bring guilt1×2 Chronicles 28:13
to incur guilt1×Leviticus 6:7
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 4:3
Aligned rows19
Books represented6
Leviticus41 Chronicles12 Chronicles6Ezra6Psalms1Amos1
Source forms
אַשְׁמָ֔ה1x’aš·māhLeviticus 22:16
אַשְׁמָה֙1x’aš·māh2 Chronicles 28:13
אַשְׁמָֽה׃1x’aš·māh2 Chronicles 33:23
אֲשָׁמ֔וֹת1x’ă·šā·mō·wṯ2 Chronicles 28:10
אַשְׁמַ֥ת1x’aš·maṯEzra 10:10
אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ׃1x’aš·mā·ṯōwLeviticus 6:5
אַשְׁמָתֵ֑ינוּ1x’aš·mā·ṯê·nū2 Chronicles 28:13
אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ס1x’aš·mā·ṯāmEzra 10:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular3xLeviticus 22:16, 2 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 33:23
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 6:7, 1 Chronicles 21:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct2xLeviticus 4:3, 2 Chronicles 28:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 69:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural1xEzra 9:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural1xEzra 9:13
Noun - feminine plural1x2 Chronicles 28:10
Noun - feminine singular construct1xEzra 10:10
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