Numbers 5:8:7Num.5.8.W7TAB

הָאָשָׁ֛ם

haasham

the restitution

Transliteration
ha-a-SHAM
Extended
hah-ah-SHAAM
IPA
/haː.ʔaˈʃaːm/

Meaning by language

English
the restitution

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אָ + שָׁ֛ם
ha + a + sham
haasham

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-a-SHAM

  2. clause

    ve-IM-EIN la-ISH go-EL le-ha-SHIV ha-a-SHAM e-LAV ha-a-SHAM ha-mu-SHAV la-ye-ho-VAH la-ko-HEN

  3. sentence

    ve-IM-EIN la-ISH go-EL le-ha-SHIV ha-a-SHAM e-LAV ha-a-SHAM ha-mu-SHAV la-ye-ho-VAH la-ko-HEN mil-le-VAD EIL ha-ki-pu-RIM a-SHER ye-ka-PER-BO a-LAV

Exegesis

The Hiphil infinitive construct lə-hā-šîḇ {לְהָשִׁיב | lə-hā-šîḇ} ‘to restore’ governs hā-’ā-šām {הָאָשָׁם | hā-’ā-šām} ‘the guilt offering’, marked dative by ʾê-lāw {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāw}.

Root and etymology

ʾ-š-maleph–shin–mem

liability, guilt

In contextNumbers 5:8

And if the one wronged has no redeemer to whom restitution for the wrong may be restored, the restitution to be restored shall belong to the LORD for the priest, apart from the ram of atonement which atones for him.

About this coordinate

Numbers 5:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 5:8, so the Hebrew word הָאָשָׁ֛ם (haasham) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.5.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.5.8.W7.S1) and character.