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Strong's H819 אַשְׁמָה (ashmah)

Ashmah means “sin” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G819 — atimia (“infamy”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H819
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 6

Strong's H819 Quick Answer

Strong's H819 אַשׁמָה (ashmah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ashmah (ash-maw') n-f. 1. guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering [feminine of H817] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include trespass, sin, sins, cause, and offended. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ashmah (ash-maw') n-f. 1. guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering [feminine of H817]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
trespass, sin, sins, cause, and offended

Meaning and Definition

ashmah (ash-maw') n-f. 1. guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering [feminine of H817] KJV: offend, sin, (cause of) trespass(-ing, offering). Root(s): H817

Original Word
אַשׁמָה
Transliteration
ashmah
Derivation
First root strongs: 817
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H819. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

guiltiness

Usage: 1) guiltiness, guilt, offense, sin, wrong-doing 1a) doing wrong, committing a trespass or offense 1b) becoming guilty, guilt 1c) bringing a guilt-offering

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How Strong's H819 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ashmah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H819 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H819 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H819 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 4:3 KJV

If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.

Leviticus 6:5 KJV

Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.

Leviticus 6:7 KJV

And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H819.

Leviticus 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.
Leviticus 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.
Leviticus 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.
Leviticus 22:16 Old Testament, KJV
Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
1 Chronicles 21:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
2 Chronicles 24:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
2 Chronicles 28:10 Old Testament, KJV
And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
2 Chronicles 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:23 Old Testament, KJV
And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
Ezra 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Ezra 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Ezra 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
Ezra 9:15 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
Ezra 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Ezra 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
Psalms 69:5 Old Testament, KJV
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
Amos 8:14 Old Testament, KJV
They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H819, grouped by book.

Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 6 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H819 FAQ

What does ashmah (אַשְׁמָה) mean?

Ashmah (Strong's H819) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sin". ashmah (ash-maw') n-f. 1. guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering [feminine of H817]

How many times is ashmah (אַשְׁמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H819 across 6 books.

Where can I study ashmah (אַשְׁמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H819 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ashmah (אַשְׁמָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as trespass, sin, sins, cause, and offended. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.