אשם

Hebrew

Root
א־שׁ־ם (ʾ-sh-m)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

אָשֵׁם • (ashém) (feminine אֲשֵׁמָה, masculine plural אֲשֵׁמִים, feminine plural אֲשֵׁמוֹת)

1. Guilty, responsible (for a crime, a misdeed, a result, etc.).

   נמצא אשם ברצח ― nimtsa ashém barétsakh ― found guilty of the murder

   אני מרגישה אשמה במה שקרה. ― aní margishá ashemá b'má shekará. ― I feel guilty about what happened.

Noun

אָשָׁם • (ashám) m

1. A guilt offering.
   • Tanach, Leviticus 5:18, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְהֵבִיא אַיִל תָּמִים מִן הַצֹּאן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ לְאָשָׁם אֶל הַכֹּהֵן וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן עַל שִׁגְגָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר שָׁגָג וְהוּא לֹא יָדַע וְנִסְלַח לוֹ

     And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the error which he committed, though he knew it not, and he shall be forgiven.