Guilt
Asham (aw-shawm’)
Msa
אָשָׁם
| a | The ‘Aleph’ is the picture of an ox head and illustrates the strength of an animal. It can mean strong, power, or leader. |
| s | The ‘Shin’ looks like two front teeth of an animal and means press, rip, or destroy. |
| M | The ‘Mem’ resembles waves of water and to the ancient Bedouins, that appeared as chaos. |
Aleph-Shin is a root word meaning ‘fire’ or the ‘strong devourer.’ Fire could be good or bad depending on how it was used, but adding the Mem results in ‘the fire of chaos’ which defines ‘guilt.’ When sin comes into our life and we don’t deal with it properly, it can get out of control, just like a fire, and it brings guilt.
