נאשם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־שׁ־ם (ʾ-š-m)

The verb is the mediopassive of הֶאֱשִׁים (he'eshím), from the root א־שׁ־ם ('-sh-m). The noun follows from the participle of the verb.

Noun

נֶאֱשָׁם • (ne'eshám) m (plural indefinite נֶאֱשָׁמִים, feminine counterpart נֶאֱשֶׁמֶת)

1. (law) A defendant, (the) accused: a person charged with an offense.

Verb

נֶאֱַשַׁם • (ne'eshám) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction)

1. (law) To be accused (of a crime), to be charged (with), to be indicted (for, on a charge of).
2. (נֶאֱשָׁם, ne'eshám) Masculine singular present participle and present tense of נֶאֱַשַׁם (ne'eshám).