611. ason

Lexicon

ason: Harm, mischief, calamity, disaster

Original Word: אָסוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: acown
Pronunciation: ah-sohn
Phonetic Spelling: (aws-sone')
Definition: Harm, mischief, calamity, disaster
Meaning: hurt

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

mischief

Of uncertain derivation; hurt -- mischief.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
mischief, evil, harm
NASB Translation
harm (3), injury (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אָסוֺן noun masculine mischief, evil, harm; always absolute without article Genesis 42:4,38 (as subject of קרא), Genesis 44:29 (קרה), Exodus 21:22,23 (היה).

אָסוּךָ see סוך.

אסם (gather, store, Aramaic ).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to harm or hurt.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Strong's Greek entry is G3119 (μαλακία, malakia), which refers to softness or weakness, often used metaphorically to describe moral weakness or effeminacy. While not a direct equivalent in meaning, both terms relate to the concept of harm or injury, whether physical or moral.

Usage: The word "ason" is used in the context of physical harm or injury, particularly in legal or moral discussions regarding the consequences of causing such harm.

Context: The Hebrew word אָסוֹן (ason) appears in the context of legal and moral discussions in the Old Testament, specifically in the Pentateuch. It is used to describe a serious or fatal injury, often in the context of laws concerning personal injury and retribution.

In Exodus 21:22-23, the term is used in a legal context regarding the consequences of causing harm to a pregnant woman. The passage outlines the penalties for causing a miscarriage or further injury: "If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows. But if a serious injury occurs, you must take life for life."

This passage highlights the seriousness with which the law treats the concept of "ason," emphasizing the principle of lex talionis, or the law of retaliation, where the punishment must fit the crime. The use of "ason" underscores the gravity of causing harm and the moral and legal responsibility to prevent it.

The term is also found in Genesis 42:4 and 42:38, where Jacob expresses concern for the safety of his son Benjamin, fearing that harm (ason) might befall him on a journey to Egypt. This usage reflects the broader concern for personal safety and the potential for unforeseen harm in everyday life.

Forms and Transliterations

אָס֑וֹן אָס֖וֹן אָסֽוֹן׃ אָסוֹן֙ אסון אסון׃ ’ā·sō·wn ’āsōwn aSon

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 42:4
HEB: פֶּן־ יִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּ אָסֽוֹן׃
NAS: for he said, I am afraid that harm may befall
KJV: Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
INT: peradventure may befall harm

Genesis 42:38
HEB: נִשְׁאָ֗ר וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ אָסוֹן֙ בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: is left. If harm should befall
KJV: and he is left alone: if mischief befall
INT: is left befall harm the journey you

Genesis 44:29
HEB: פָּנַ֖י וְקָרָ֣הוּ אָס֑וֹן וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם אֶת־
NAS: also from me, and harm befalls
KJV: me, and mischief befall him,
INT: me befalls and harm will bring my gray

Exodus 21:22
HEB: וְלֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה אָס֑וֹן עָנ֣וֹשׁ יֵעָנֵ֗שׁ
NAS: yet there is no injury, he shall surely
KJV: depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely
INT: is no become injury shall surely be fined

Exodus 21:23
HEB: וְאִם־ אָס֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה
NAS: But if there is [any further] injury, then you shall appoint
KJV: And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give
INT: if injury become shall appoint

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 611
5 Occurrences

’ā·sō·wn — 5 Occ.