Asam (אָסָם) refers to a storehouse, barn, or granary — a place where harvested grain or produce is stored. It appears twice in Proverbs (3:10 and an implied usage), describing the blessing of abundance that comes from honoring God with one's wealth. The word is connected to the root asam meaning to gather or store up.
The asam filled to bursting (Proverbs 3:10) is the promised result of honoring God with firstfruits: "Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing." This is not a prosperity formula but a covenantal pattern — generosity toward God flows from trust in His provision, and such trust is rewarded with abundance. Jesus' parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16–21) inverts this: the man who builds bigger barns without reference to God discovers his life is required of him that night.