Lexical Definition

‎חָטָא‎ châṭâʼ (khaw-taw') to sin H:V
a primitive root

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.

1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to miss
1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to bear loss
1b2) to make a sin-offering
1b3) to purify from sin
1b4) to purify from uncleanness
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to miss the mark
1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin
1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way
1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness

See Greek: ἀγαπάω · ἁγνίζω · ἀδικέω · ἁμαρτάνω · ἁμαρτία · ἁμαρτωλός · ἀναφέρω · ἀσεβής · ἐκκλίνω · καθαρίζω · μιαίνω · ποιέω · ῥαντίζω

Usage: 154 forms in 238 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
תַחֲטִיא֙ you will cause to sin Deut.24.4
תֶחֶטְא֥וּ you will sin 1Sam.14.34
תֶחֱטָא it will sin Ezek.14.13
תֶחֱטָֽאוּ you will sin Exod.20.20
תֶחֱטָֽא you will miss Job.5.24
תֶחֱטָ֤א it will sin Lev.4.2
תֶחֱטָ֗א it will sin Lev.5.1
תֶחֱטָ֔א it will sin Lev.6.2
תֶֽחֱטָא֙ will you sin 1Sam.19.5
תֶֽחֱטָ֔א it will sin Lev.5.17
תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ you sin Gen.42.22
תֶּחֱטָ֥א it will sin Lev.4.27
תֶּחֱטָ֣א it will sin Num.15.27
תֶּ֫חֱטָ֥אוּ you sin Ps.4.4
תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ you will purify yourselves Num.31.20
תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּ you will purify yourselves Num.31.19
תְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִי you will cleanse from sin me Ps.51.7
מַחֲטִיאֵ֤י cause to sin Isa.29.21
מֵחֲטוֹ from sinning Gen.20.6
מֵחֲטֹ֣א from sinning 1Sam.12.23
מֵחֲט֪וֹא from sinning Ps.39.1
מֵֽחַטֵּ֑א from cleansing from sin Ezek.43.23
לַחֲטֹא to sin Ps.78.17
לַחֲטֹֽא for sinning Hos.8.11
לַחֲטֹ֥א to sin Lev.6.3
לַחֲטֹ֣א to sin Job.31.30
לַחֲטֹ֗א to sin Hos.13.2
לַחֲטֹ֑א for sinning Hos.8.11
to sin Exod.9.34
לַחֲטִ֣יא to cause to sin Eccl.5.6
לְחַטֵּ֥א to cleanse from sin Lev.14.49
לְהַחֲטִ֖יא to cause to sin 1Kgs.16.19
כַּֽחֹטֶ֔א as the sinner Eccl.9.2
יַחֲטִֽא he missed Judg.20.16
יַחֲטִ֥יאוּ they should cause to sin Exod.23.33
יֶחֶטְאוּ they will sin 1Kgs.8.33 • 1Kgs.8.35 • 2Chr.6.36
יֶחֱטָֽא he sins Eccl.7.20
יֶחֱטָ֨א he sin 1Sam.19.4
he will sin 1Sam.2.25
יֶחֱטָ֥א he will sin 1Kgs.8.31 • 2Chr.6.22
יֶחֱטָ֣א he will sin Lev.6.4
יֶחֱטָ֖א he will sin Lev.4.3
יֶחֱטָ֔א he sins 1Kgs.8.46 • 2Chr.6.36
will he sin Num.16.22
יֶֽחֶטְאוּ they will sin 1Kgs.8.46 • 2Chr.6.24 • 2Chr.6.26
יֶֽחֱטָא he will sin 1Sam.2.25
יֶֽחֱטָ֑א he will sin Lev.4.22 • Deut.19.15
יִתְחַטָּא he will purify himself Num.19.12
יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ they are bewildered Job.41.25
יִתְחַטָּ֜א he will purify himself Num.19.12
יִתְחַטָּ֗א he will purify himself Num.19.13
יִתְחַטָּ֔א he will purify himself Num.19.20
יִתְחַטָּ֑א it will purify itself Num.31.23
חוֹטֵֽא a sinner Prov.13.22
missing Prov.19.2
חוֹטֵ֥א missing Prov.20.2
חוֹטֵ֑א sinning Prov.14.21
חֹטֶ֗א a sinner Eccl.8.12
חֹטֵ֗א sins Isa.1.4
חֹטִ֥אים sinning 1Sam.14.33
חָטָאתִי֮ I have sinned Ps.51.4
חָטָאנוּ֮ we have sinned Deut.1.41
חָטָא֙ he has sinned 1Sam.19.4
it has sinned Josh.7.11
חָטָֽאתִי I have sinned Jer.2.35
חָטָֽאנוּ we have sinned Num.12.11 • Num.14.40 • Neh.1.6 • Jer.14.7 • Lam.5.16
חָטָֽאוּ they have sinned Job.24.19
they sinned 1Kgs.14.22
חָטָֽאָה it has sinned Jer.50.14
חָטָֽא did he sin Neh.13.26
he has sinned Lev.4.28 • Lev.19.22
חָטָ֨אתִֽי have I sinned Jer.37.18
חָטָ֨א he sinned Lev.5.16
חָטָ֥אתִי I have sinned Ps.41.4
I sinned Job.10.14
חָטָ֥אנוּ we have sinned 1Kgs.8.47 • 2Chr.6.37 • Ps.106.6 • Dan.9.5
חָטָ֥א he sinned Job.2.10
חָטָ֤אתִי I have sinned 2Sam.24.10
חָטָ֣אתִי I have sinned Exod.9.27 • Judg.11.27 • 1Sam.24.11
have I sinned Gen.20.9
חָטָ֣אתִֽי I have sinned 1Chr.21.8
חָטָ֣אנוּ we have sinned Judg.10.10 • Neh.1.6 • Isa.42.24
חָטָ֣א he sinned Job.1.22
חָטָ֡אתִי I have sinned Job.7.20
חָטָ֞א it has sinned Exod.32.31
חָטָ֜אתִי I have sinned 1Sam.26.21
חָטָ֜א he has sinned Lev.5.6
he sinned Lev.4.3
חָטָ֛אתִי I have sinned Exod.10.16
חָטָ֛א he has sinned Lev.5.13
חָטָ֙אתִי֙ I have sinned Josh.7.20 • 2Sam.24.17 • 2Kgs.18.14 • 1Chr.21.17
חָטָ֗אנוּ we have sinned Num.21.7 • Jer.3.25
חָטָ֗א he has sinned Lev.5.7 • Lev.5.11
חָטָ֖אתָ you have sinned Hos.10.9
חָטָ֖אתִי I have sinned 2Sam.12.13 • Mic.7.9
חָטָ֖אנוּ we have sinned 1Sam.7.6 • Jer.8.14 • Jer.14.20 • Jer.16.10 • Dan.9.8 • Dan.9.11 • Dan.9.15
חָטָ֖א he had sinned Lev.5.5
he has sinned Lev.4.23 • Lev.4.35 • Lev.5.10 • Ezek.18.24
he sinned Num.6.11
חָטָ֔אתִי I have sinned Num.22.34 • 1Sam.15.24 • 1Sam.15.30
חָטָ֔אנוּ we have sinned Judg.10.15 • 1Sam.12.10
חָטָ֔א he has sinned 1Kgs.14.16 • Ezek.33.16
he sinned 1Kgs.15.30 • 1Kgs.16.19
חָטָ֑אתִי I have sinned 2Sam.19.20
have I sinned 1Kgs.18.9
חָטָ֑אוּ they have sinned Zeph.1.17
חָטָ֑אָה it sinned Ezek.16.51
חָטָ֑א he has sinned Lev.4.28 • Lev.19.22 • Ezek.3.21
he sinned 2Kgs.21.17 • Isa.43.27
חָטְא֤וּ they had sinned 2Kgs.17.7
they have sinned Jer.50.7
חָטְא֣וּ they have sinned Job.1.5 • Ezek.37.23
חָטְא֗וּ they sinned 1Kgs.16.13
חָטְא֖וּ they have sinned Lev.4.14
חָֽטָא he has sinned Exod.32.33
חָֽטְאוּ֙ they sinned Lam.5.7
חָֽטְאוּ they have sinned 1Kgs.8.50 • 2Chr.6.39 • Jer.33.8 • Jer.33.8
they sinned Neh.9.29 • Job.8.4 • Ps.78.32 • Hos.4.7
חָֽטְאָה֙ she has sinned Lam.1.8
חָֽטְא֛וּ they sinned Gen.40.1
חָ֭טָאתָ you have sinned Job.35.6
חָ֭טָאתִי I have sinned Job.33.27
חִטְּא֖וּ they cleansed from sin Ezek.43.22
חֲטֹאתֽוֹ sins he Ezek.33.12
חֲטֹ֛א to sin Ezek.3.21
חֲטָאתֶם֙ you had sinned Deut.9.16
חֲטָאתֶ֤ם you sinned Jer.40.3
חֲטָאתֶ֣ם you had sinned Jer.44.23
חֲטָאתֶ֖ם you have sinned Exod.32.30 • Num.32.23
חֲטָאתֶ֔ם you had sinned Deut.9.18
וַיַּחֲטִ֥א and he has caused to sin 2Kgs.21.11
וַיִּֽתְחַטְּא֣וּ and they purified themselves Num.8.21
וַיְחַטֵּ֖א and he cleansed from sin Lev.8.15
וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם and you will sin Deut.20.18
וַֽתַּחֲטִא֙ and you have caused to sin 1Kgs.16.2
וַֽתַּחֲטִ֖א and you have caused to sin 1Kgs.21.22
וַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑א and you sinned Ezek.28.16
וַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔א and we sinned Isa.64.5
וַֽיְחַטְּאֵ֖הוּ and he made a sin offering it Lev.9.15
וַֽיְחַטְּא֤וּ and they made a sin offering 2Chr.29.24
וְלַחוֹטֶא֩ and to the sinner Eccl.2.26
וְחוֹטֶ֣א and a sinner Eccl.9.18
וְחוֹטֵֽא and a sinner Prov.11.31
וְחוֹטֵ֥א and sinned Hab.2.10
וְחוֹטֵ֖א and a sinner Eccl.7.26
וְחָטָ֥אתִי and I will be culpable Gen.44.32
וְחָטָ֥אתִֽי and I will be culpable Gen.43.9
וְחָטָ֥את and you have sinned Exod.5.16
וְחָטָ֖אתִי and I will sin Gen.39.9
וְחָטָ֑אתִי and I will sin Neh.6.13
וְחָֽטְאָה֙ and it will sin Lev.5.15
וְחִטֵּאתָ֥ and you will cleanse from sin Ezek.43.20
וְחִטֵּאתָ֙ and you will make a sin offering Exod.29.36
וְחִטֵּאתָ֖ and you will cleanse from sin Ezek.45.18
וְחִטֵּ֣א and he will cleanse from sin Lev.14.52
וְחִטְּאוּ֙ and they will cleanse from sin Ezek.43.22
וְחִטְּאוֹ֙ and he will cleanse from sin him Num.19.19
וְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔א and the misses Isa.65.20
וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם and he caused to sin them 2Kgs.17.21
וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי and misses me Prov.8.36
הַחֹטֵ֖את which sins Ezek.18.4 • Ezek.18.20
הַחֲטִ֥יא to cause to sin Jer.32.35
הַֽמְחַטֵּ֥א who makes a sin offering Lev.6.26
הֶחֱטִ֥יא he caused to sin 2Kgs.3.3 • 2Kgs.13.2 • 2Kgs.13.6 • 2Kgs.13.11 • 2Kgs.15.18
הֶחֱטִ֣יא he caused to sin 2Kgs.10.29 • 2Kgs.21.16 • 2Kgs.23.15
הֶחֱטִ֙יאוּ֙ they caused to sin 1Kgs.16.13
הֶחֱטִ֖יא he caused to sin 1Kgs.15.26 • 1Kgs.15.30 • 1Kgs.15.34 • 1Kgs.16.26 • 1Kgs.22.52 • 2Kgs.10.31 • 2Kgs.14.24 • 2Kgs.15.9 • 2Kgs.15.24 • 2Kgs.15.28
he has caused to sin 1Kgs.14.16
הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ they caused to sin Neh.13.26
בְּחֶטְאָ֥ה by sin Num.15.28
אֶֽחֱטָא I will sin Ps.119.11
אֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה I bore loss of it Gen.31.39

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָטָא‎238 verb miss (a goal or way), go wrong, sin (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic ‎חֲטָא‎ Assyrian —a‰û. ZimBP 46; Sabean ‎חֿטא‎, ‎החֿטא‎ id., DHM in MV; Arabic do wrong, commit a mistake or an error; II. make to miss the mark; IV. miss the mark, miss the way; Ethiopic fail to find or have; sometimes sin, especially in derivatives) —

Qal Perfect ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Exod 32:31 + 29: t., 3 feminine singular ‎חָֽטְאָה‎ Lev 5:15; Lam 1:8, ‎חָטָֽאָה‎ Jer 50:14; Ezek 16:15, ‎חָטָאת‎ Exod 5:16, etc., + 82 t. Perfect; Imperfect ‎יֶחֱטָא‎ Lev 4:3 + 12 t., ‎תֶּחֱטָ֫אוּ‎ Exod 20:20; Ps 4:5*, etc. + 20 t. Imperfect; Infinitive ‎חֲטֹא‎ Ezek 3:21 + 8 t., ‎מֵחֲטוֺא‎ Ps 39:2*, ‎מֵחֲטוֺ‎ (text error for ‎מחטא‎) Gen 20:6, ‎בְּחֶטְאָה‎ Num 15:28, ‎חֲטאֹתוֺ‎ Ezek 33:12 (strike out Co); Participle ‎חוֺטֵא‎ Prov 13:22 + 6 t., ‎חֹטֵא‎ Isa 1:4; Eccl 9:2, ‎חוֺטֶא‎ Isa 65:20 + 2 t., ‎חֹטֶא‎ Eccl 8:12, suffix ‎חֹטְאִי‎ Prov 8:36, plural ‎חֹטִ֯אֿים‎ 1Sam 14:33, suffix ‎חֹטֵאת‎ Ezek 18:4; Ezek 18:20 —

1. miss: ‎לא תחטא‎ thou shalt not miss anything Job 5:24, ‎אָץ בְּרַגְּלַיִם חוֺטֵא‎ Prov 19:2 one hastening with his feet misseth (the way or the goal); ‎חֹטְאִי חֹמֵסנַפְשׁוֺ‎ Prov 8:36 the one missing me (Wisdom) is one wronging himself (opposed to ‎מֹצְאִי‎); miss, i.e. endanger, one's life Prov 20:2; Hab 2:10 according to De VB (others below 3 q. v.)

2. sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty:
a. against man, absolute Exod 5:16 (E), 1Sam 26:21; 2Sam 19:21*; 1Kgs 18:9; 2Kgs 18:14 with ‎לְ‎ of the person against whom or towards whom one sins, Gen 40:1 (E), Judg 11:27; 1Sam 2:25; 1Sam 19:4; 1Sam 24:12*, 1Kgs 8:31 = 2Chr 6:22 ‎מה חטאתי לך‎ wherein have I sinned against thee ? Gen 20:9 (E) Jer 37:18 with ‎בְּ‎, ‎אל תחטאו בילד‎ Gen 42:22 (E) do not sin against the lad, against David 1Sam 19:4; 1Sam 19:5.
b. elsewhere always against God, absolute Exod 20:20 (E), Exod 9:34 (J) Josh 7:11 (D) Lev 4:3; Lev 5:1; Lev 5:11; Lev 5:17 (twice in verse); Lev 5:21*; Lev 5:23*; Num 16:22 (P), Neh 6:13; Job 1:5; Job 1:22; Job 7:20; Job 10:14; Job 24:19; Job 35:6; Ps 4:5*; Ps 78:32; Isa 43:27; Isa 64:4*; Jer 2:35; Lam 5:7; Ezek 3:21 (twice in verse); Ezek 16:51; Ezek 28:16; Ezek 33:12; Hos 8:11 (strike out We Kl. Proph.) vHos 8:11; Hos 10:9; Hos 13:2 ‎לא נתתי לחטא חכי‎ I have not permitted my palate to sin Job 31:30 Participle ‎חֹטֵא‎, used as adjective, sinful nation Isa 1:4 sinful person Ezek 18:4; Ezek 18:20 but usually as noun, sinner Prov 11:31; Prov 13:22; Prov 14:21; Eccl 2:26; Eccl 7:26; Eccl 8:12; Eccl 9:2; Eccl 9:18; Isa 65:20. Sin is confessed: ‎חָטָאנוּ‎ we have sinned Num 14:40; Num 21:7 (E) Judg 10:15; 1Sam 12:10; 1Kgs 8:47 = 2Chr 6:37; Neh 1:6; Ps 106:6; Lam 5:16; Dan 9:5; Dan 9:15 ‎חטאתי‎ I have sinned Exod 9:27; Num 22:34 (J) 1Sam 15:24; 1Sam 15:30; 2Sam 24:10; 2Sam 24:17; 1Chr 21:8; 1Chr 21:17; Job 33:27. Sin is universal: ‎אין אדם אשׁר‎ ‎לא יחטא‎ there is no man who sinneth not 1Kgs 8:46 = 2Chr 6:36, ‎כי אדם אין צדיק בארץ אשׁר יעשׂה טוב‎ ‎ולא יחטא‎ Eccl 7:20 for man there is none righteous in the earth who doeth good and sinneth not; with ‎לְ‎, against God Gen 20:6 (E), Gen 39:9 (J), Exod 32:33; Num 32:33 (both J E), Deut 9:16; Deut 20:18; 1Sam 2:25; 1Sam 12:23; 1Sam 14:33; 1Sam 14:34; 1Kgs 8:33; 1Kgs 8:35; 1Kgs 8:46; 1Kgs 8:50 = 2Chr 6:24; 2Chr 6:26; 2Chr 6:36; 2Chr 6:39; 2Kgs 17:7; Hos 4:7; Mic 7:9; Zeph 1:17; Jer 40:3; Jer 44:23; Jer 50:7; Jer 50:14; Ezek 14:13; Isa 42:24; Job 8:4; Ps 78:17; Ps 119:11; Neh 1:6 in confession ‎חטאתי ל‎ Exod 10:16; Josh 7:20 (J), 2Sam 12:13; Ps 41:5*; Ps 51:6* ‎חטאנו ל‎ Deut 1:41; Judg 10:10; 1Sam 7:6; Jer 3:25; Jer 8:14; Jer 14:7; Jer 14:20; Dan 9:8; Dan 9:11 with ‎בְּ‎ of instrument, lips Job 2:10, tongue Ps 39:2* wherein Ezek 37:23; Lev 4:23 (P), therein Lev 5:22* (P); ellipsis of ‎בְּ‎ in pharse ‎לי‎ ‎׳‎‎עונם אשׁר ח‎ (their) iniquity wherein they sinned against me Jer 33:8 (twice in verse); ‎בשׁגגה‎ by error, unwittingly Lev 4:2; Lev 4:22; Lev 4:27; Lev 5:15; Num 15:27; Num 15:28 (all P); against thy judgements Neh 9:29 with ‎עַל‎ with regard to Lev 5:5; Num 6:11(P) Neh 13:26 with cognate accusative ‎חֲטָאָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Exod 32:30; Exod 32:31 (JE); ‎חַטָּאת‎ ‎׳‎‎אשׁר ח‎ Num 12:11(J) Lev 4:3; Lev 4:28 (twice in verse); Lev 4:35; Lev 5:6; Lev 5:10; Lev 5:13 (all P) Lev 19:22 (twice in verse) (H), Deut 9:18; 1Kgs 14:16; 1Kgs 14:22; 1Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 16:13; 1Kgs 16:19; 2Kgs 21:17; Ezek 18:24; Ezek 33:16 ‎ל‎ ‎׳‎‎חטאת אשׁר ח‎ Jer 16:10; Neh 1:6 ‎על‎ ‎׳‎‎חטאת אשׁר ח‎ Lev 4:14 (P); ‎׳‎‎חֵטְא ח‎ Lam 1:8 ‎חֵטְא‎ ‎׳‎‎אשׁר ח‎ Deut 19:15.

3. incur guilt, penalty by sin, forfeit: ‎וחטאתי לך כל הימים‎ Gen 43:9 I shall incur the blame of sinning against thee all my days, compare Gen 44:32 (J); with accusative ‎חוֺטֵא נפשׁ‎ for feiting oneself, one's life Prov 20:2; Hab 2:10 according to most, yet see below

1. — ‎׳‎‎והביא אשׁמו אשׁר ח‎ Lev 5:7 he shall bring his trespass-offering which he has incurred by sin; ‎׳‎‎קרבנו אשׁר ח‎ Lev 5:11 ‎מןהֿקדשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎את אשׁר ח‎ ‎ישׁלּם‎ vLev 5:16 what he hath incurred by taking of the holy thing he shall pay. Pi`el Perfect ‎חִטֵּא‎ Lev 14:52 suffix ‎חִטְּאוֺ‎ Num 19:19, ‎חִטֵּאתָ‎ Exod 29:36 + 2 t.; 3 plural ‎חִטְּאוּ‎ Ezek 43:22 (twice in verse); Imperfect ‎יַיְחַטֵּא‎ Lev 8:15 suffix ‎וַיְהַטְּאֵהוּ‎ Lev 9:15, ‎תְּחַטְּאֵנִי‎ Ps 51:9*, ‎אֲחַטֶּנָּה‎ Gen 31:39, ‎וַיְחַטְּאוּ‎ 2Chr 29:24 Infinitive ‎חַטֵּא‎ Lev 14:49; Ezek 43:23 Participle ‎הִמְחַטֵּא‎ Lev 6:19* —

1. bear loss: ‎אָנֹכִי אֲחַטֶּנָּה‎ I bare the loss of it Gen 31:39 (E; lit I let it be missing ? possibly read ‎אֲחֻטּנה‎ I was made to miss it ?).

2. make a sin-offering: with suffix referring to ‎שׁעיר‎ Lev 9:15 (P); to sin-offering Lev 6:19* (P); ‎על המזבח‎ upon the altar Exod 29:36 (P; not cleanse the altar RV); ‎את דמם המזבחה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ 2Chr 29:24 made a sin-offering with their blood on the altar.

3. purity from sin: the altar, by putting the blood of the sin-offering on its horns, Lev 8:15 (P), Ezek 43:20; Ezek 43:22 (twice in verse); Ezek 43:23 the sanctuary, by applying to it the blood of the sin-offering Ezek 45:18.

4. purity from uncleanness: the house of the leper by application of the mixture of living water and blood of the bird Lev 14:49; Lev 14:52 (P); a person, by application of then mixture of living water and ashes of the red heifer Num 19:19 (P), by sprinkling with a hyssop spring Ps 51:9*. Hiph`il Perfect ‎הֶחֱטִיא‎ 1Kgs 14:16 + 17 t., ‎הֶחֶטִ֯י‎ (Kt error for ‎החטִיא‎) 2Kgs 13:6 suffix ‎הֶחֱטִיאָם‎ 2Kgs 17:21 plural ‎הֶחֱטִיאוּ‎ 1Kgs 16:13; Neh 13:26 Imperfect ‎יַחֲטִא‎ Judg 20:16; 2Kgs 21:11 ‎תַּחֲטִיא‎ Deut 24:4 ‎וַתַּחֲטִא‎ 1Kgs 16:2; 1Kgs 21:22 plural ‎יַחֲטִיאוּ‎ Exod 23:33 Infinitive ‎הַחֲטִיא‎ Eccl 5:5*; 1Kgs 16:19; Jer 32:35 (Qr), ‎הַחֲ֯טִי‎ Jer 32:35 (Kt error); Participle plural construct ‎מַחֲטִיאֵי‎ Isa 29:21 —

1. miss the mark: ‎קֹלֵעַ בָּאֶבֶן‎ ‎אֶלהַֿשַּׂעְרָה וְלֹא יַחֲטִא‎ Judg 20:16 slinging with stones at an hair and would not miss.

2. induce or cause to sin: with accusative Exod 23:33(JE), Neh 13:26 elsewhere in the phrase ‎החטיא את ישׂראל‎ (he) caused Israel to sin 1Kgs 14:16; 1Kgs 15:26; 1Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 15:34; 1Kgs 16:2; 1Kgs 16:13; 1Kgs 16:19; 1Kgs 16:26; 1Kgs 21:22; 1Kgs 22:53*; 2Kgs 3:3; 2Kgs 10:29; 2Kgs 10:31; 2Kgs 13:2; 2Kgs 13:6; 2Kgs 13:11; 2Kgs 14:24; 2Kgs 15:9; 2Kgs 15:18; 2Kgs 15:24; 2Kgs 15:28; 2Kgs 23:15 with suffix reference to Israel 2Kgs 17:21 ‎את יהודה‎ 2Kgs 21:11; 2Kgs 21:16; Jer 32:35 (sometimes with 2nd accusative — ‎חטאת‎, or ‎אשׁר‎ reference to ‎חטאת‎: — 1Kgs 15:26; 1Kgs 15:34; 1Kgs 16:26; 2Kgs 17:21; 2Kgs 21:16 peob. also 1Kgs 14:16; 1Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 16:13 no 2nd accusative 1Kgs 16:2; 1Kgs 16:19; 1Kgs 21:22; 1Kgs 22:53*; 2Kgs 21:11; 2Kgs 23:15; Jer 32:35 the rest are ambiguous).

3. bring into guilt, condemnation, punishment: ‎מחטיאי אדם‎ Isa 29:21 who bring a man into condemnation; ‎לא תחטיא את הארץ‎ Deut 24:4 thou shalt not bring the land into guilt; ‎אל תתן‎ ‎אתפֿיך לחטיא אתבֿשׂרך‎ Eccl 5:4* do not permit thy mouth to bring thy flesh into punishment. Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎יִתְחַטָּא‎ Num 19:12 + 4 t., ‎יִתְחַטְּאוּ‎ Num 8:21 ‎יִתְחַטָּ֑אוּ‎ Job 41:17*, ‎תִּתְחַטְּאוּ‎ Num 31:19, ‎תִּתְחַטָּ֑אוּ‎ Num 31:20 —

1. miss oneself, lose oneself, figurative for be bewildered, beside oneself, ‎מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ‎ Job 41:17* by reason of consternation they are beside themselves (|| ‎יגורו‎ are afraid).

2. purity oneself from uncleanness, only in P:
a. Levites Num 8:21.
b. those in contact with thedead Num 19:12; Num 19:13; Num 19:20; Num 31:19; Num 31:20 with ‎בְּ‎, ‎בְּמֵי נִּדָּה‎ Num 31:23 by a mixture of ashes of the red heifer with fresh water Num 19:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 20:6 · 20:9 · 31:39 · 39:9 · 40:1 · 42:22 · 43:9 · 44:32
Exodus 5:16 · 9:27 · 9:34 · 10:16 · 20:20 · 23:33 · 29:36 · 32:30 · 32:31 · 32:33
Leviticus 4:2 · 4:3 · 4:14 · 4:22 · 4:23 · 4:27 · 4:28 · 4:35 · 5:1 · 5:5 · 5:6 · 5:7 · 5:10 · 5:11 · 5:13 · 5:15 · 5:16 · 5:17 · 5:21* · 5:22* · 5:23* · 6:19* · 8:15 · 9:15 · 14:49 · 14:52 · 19:22
Numbers 6:11 · 8:21 · 12:11 · 14:40 · 15:27 · 15:28 · 16:22 · 19:12 · 19:13 · 19:19 · 19:20 · 21:7 · 22:34 · 31:19 · 31:20 · 31:23 · 32:33
Deuteronomy 1:41 · 9:16 · 9:18 · 19:15 · 20:18 · 24:4
Joshua 7:11 · 7:20
Judges 10:10 · 10:15 · 11:27 · 20:16
1 Samuel 2:25 · 7:6 · 12:10 · 12:23 · 14:33 · 14:34 · 15:24 · 15:30 · 19:4 · 19:5 · 24:12* · 26:21
2 Samuel 12:13 · 19:21* · 24:10 · 24:17
1 Kings 8:31 · 8:33 · 8:35 · 8:46 · 8:47 · 8:50 · 14:16 · 14:22 · 15:26 · 15:30 · 15:34 · 16:2 · 16:13 · 16:19 · 16:26 · 18:9 · 21:22 · 22:53*
2 Kings 3:3 · 10:29 · 10:31 · 13:2 · 13:6 · 13:11 · 14:24 · 15:9 · 15:18 · 15:24 · 15:28 · 17:7 · 17:21 · 18:14 · 21:11 · 21:16 · 21:17 · 23:15
1 Chronicles 21:8 · 21:17
2 Chronicles 6:22 · 6:24 · 6:26 · 6:36 · 6:37 · 6:39 · 29:24
Nehemiah 1:6 · 6:13 · 9:29 · 13:26
Job 1:5 · 1:22 · 2:10 · 5:24 · 7:20 · 8:4 · 10:14 · 24:19 · 31:30 · 33:27 · 35:6 · 41:17*
Psalms 4:5* · 39:2* · 41:5* · 51:6* · 51:9* · 78:17 · 78:32 · 106:6 · 119:11
Proverbs 8:36 · 11:31 · 13:22 · 14:21 · 19:2 · 20:2
Ecclesiastes 2:26 · 5:4* · 5:5* · 7:20 · 7:26 · 8:12 · 9:2 · 9:18
Isaiah 1:4 · 29:21 · 42:24 · 43:27 · 64:4* · 65:20
Jeremiah 2:35 · 3:25 · 8:14 · 14:7 · 14:20 · 16:10 · 32:35 · 33:8 · 37:18 · 40:3 · 44:23 · 50:7 · 50:14
Lamentations 1:8 · 5:7 · 5:16
Ezekiel 3:21 · 14:13 · 16:15 · 16:51 · 18:4 · 18:20 · 18:24 · 28:16 · 33:12 · 33:16 · 37:23 · 43:20 · 43:22 · 43:23 · 45:18
Daniel 9:5 · 9:8 · 9:11 · 9:15
Hosea 4:7 · 8:11 · 10:9 · 13:2
Micah 7:9
Habakkuk 2:10
Zephaniah 1:17