אָשָׁם
asam (ʾāšām)
/aw-SHAWM/
“guilt offering, trespass offering, guilt”
Guilt offering, reparation offering; required when sacred things were violated, mandating full restitution plus one-fifth; applied to Servant (Isaiah 53:10).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From אָשֵׁם (H816) to be guilty.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
trespass offeringsinguilt
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אָשָׁם (guilt offering, trespass offering, guilt) -> ἁμαρτία (a missing the mark, guilt, sin)
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where אָשָׁם (asam) carries significant theological or narrative weight.