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Trespass offering

(Heb. asham, "debt"), the law concerning, given in Lev. This unified study connects 3 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0817
Hebrew
אָשָׁם · ʼâshâm

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אָשָׁם

H0817
Transliteration
ʼâshâm
Pronunciation
aw-shawm'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
46

Glosses

guiltiness, (offering for) sin, trespass (offering).

Lexicon definition

guilt

by implication, a fault

also a sin-offering

Greek lexical coverage

No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry

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Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Trespass offering

(Heb. asham, "debt"), the law concerning, given in Lev. 5:14-6:7; also in Num. 5:5-8. The idea of sin as a "debt" pervades this legislation. The asham, which was always a ram, was offered in cases where sins were more private. (See [642]OFFERING.)

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