חֲטָאָה
ḥăṭāʾâ
sin
Strong's H2401NounHebrewTWOT 638d

חֲטָאָה (ḥăṭāʾâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning sin. It appears 8 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2401).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 638d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 638d)sin, sin-offering; offence, sacrifice
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חַטָאָה noun, feminine: sin, sin-offering

Strong's H2401 חֲטָאָה: an offence, or a sacrifice for it
KJV:sin (offering).

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.

Root family 638: חָטָא ḥāṭāʾ — 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…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 20:9Exodus 32:212 Kings 17:21

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