Lexicon
אָסוֹן
a.son
H0611
H:N-M Hebrew

harm

5
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

a.son denotes a harmful outcome, feared on a journey or considered after an injury.

The occurrences show a.son as a harmful outcome: it is feared as something that may befall Benjamin on a journey and considered as the result of an injury to a pregnant woman.

Senses in use

  1. A harmful outcome that may occur · dominant

    In Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:38, and Genesis 44:29, the singular absolute noun occurs in warnings that harm might meet or befall Benjamin during the journey. In Exodus 21:22 and Exodus 21:23, it marks the possible harmful outcome following the striking of a pregnant woman; the APB renders the contrast as there being “no harm” or harm occurring.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “harm” in each occurrence, including harm that might meet or befall someone and harm that may or may not occur after an injury. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture