חָטָא (ḥāṭāʾ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning miss. It appears
240 times
in 27 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2398).
Also rendered
to sin
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 638)
Range of meaning (TWOT 638)miss, go wrong, sin; miss the goal, path of right and duty, incur guilt, penalty by sin, forfeit; bear loss, make a sin offering, purify from sin, purify from uncleanness; miss the mark, induce, cause to sin, bring into guilt…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָטָאverb: miss, go wrong, sin
Qal
1.miss
2.sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
3.incur guilt, penalty by sin, forfeit
Piel
1.bear loss
2.make a sin offering
3.purify from sin
4.purify from uncleanness
Hiphil
1.miss the mark
2.induce or cause to sin
3.bring into guilt, condemnation, punishment
Hithpael
1.miss oneself, lose oneself, figuratively for be bewildered, beside oneself
2.purify oneself from uncleanness
Strong's H2398חָטָא: properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn KJV:bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.