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ʾāšam אָשַׁם ‘be guilty’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root to be guilty

ʾāšam v
1) to offend, be guilty, trespass
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury
  1a2) to be or become guilty
  1a3) to be held guilty
  1a4) to be incriminated
 1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment
 1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty
2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 5:23, 5:3, 5:4, 5:2, 4:13, 4:22, 4:27, 5:5, 5:17, 5:19 Numbers 5:6, 5:7 Judges 21:22 Isaiah 24:6 Jeremiah 50:7, 2:3 Ezekiel 25:12, 22:4, 6:6 Hosea 4:15, 5:15, 14:1, 13:1, 10:2 Joel 1:18 Habakkuk 1:11 Zechariah 11:5 Psalms 5:11, 34:22, 34:23 Proverbs 30:10 2 Chronicles 19:10

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