Guilt in Hebrew is אַשְׁמָה (ashmá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
guilt
/ɡɪlt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for guilt as a noun.
responsibility for wrongdoing
- אַשְׁמָהאשמהashmáfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word אַשְׁמָה.
- Written with vowel points
- אַשְׁמָה
- Written without vowel points
- אשמה
- Said
- ashmá
- Plural
- אֲשָׁמוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- guilt, blame; fault
These English words share a Hebrew word with guilt.
These words come before and after guilt in the list.
These are the questions people ask about guilt in Hebrew.
How do you say guilt in Hebrew?
guilt in Hebrew is אַשְׁמָה, said ashmá. Without vowel points it is written אשמה. Its plural is אֲשָׁמוֹת.
Is אשמה masculine or feminine?
The word אשמה is feminine.
What else does אשמה mean in English?
Besides guilt, אשמה can mean blame; fault.
How is guilt pronounced in English?
guilt is pronounced /ɡɪlt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry guilt and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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