Lexical Definition

‎חֵטְא‎ chêṭᵉʼ (khate) sin ^H:N-M
from ‎חָטָא‎

fault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.

• a crime or its penalty

1) sin
1a) sin
1b) guilt for sin
1c) punishment for sin

See Greek: ἁμάρτημα

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: חֲטִי
‎חֵטְא‎ noun masculine^{Deut 15:9} sin (on formation see Lag ^{BN 142}) — ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Lev 19:17 + 15 t.; suffix ‎חָטְאוֺ‎ Lev 24:15 + 5 t., ‎חֲטָאָו֯‎ Lam 3:39, ‎חֶטְאָם‎ Lev 20:20 plural ‎חֲטָאִים‎ Eccl 10:4 construct ‎חֲטָאֵי‎ 2Kgs 10:29; Ezek 23:49 suffix ‎חֲטָאַי‎ Gen 41:9, ‎חֲטָאָ֑י‎ Isa 38:17; Ps 51:11*, ‎חֲטָאֵינוּ‎ Dan 9:16; Ps 103:10, ‎חֲטָאֵיכֶם‎ Isa 1:18 —

1. sin:
a. against man Gen 41:9 (E) Eccl 10:4.
b. elsewhere ag. God, absolute Isa 31:7; Hos 12:9* ‎חָטָא‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Lam 1:8 compare Deut 19:15; 2Kgs 10:29 ‎משׁפט מות‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ sin worthy of death Deut 21:22 = ‎מות‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Deut 22:26 with ‎בְּ‎, because of, Dan 9:16 God is entreated: hide thy face from my sins Ps 51:11* and it is said in faith, thou wilt cast behind thy back all my sins Isa 38:17.

2. guilt of sin: ‎היה חטא ב‎ sin (the guilt of sin) come on one Deut 15:9; Deut 21:22; Deut 23:22*; Deut 23:23*; Deut 24:15 ‎בחטאו מת‎ in his sin (guilt) die Num 27:3 (P); ‎אישׁ בחטאו‎ each for his own sin Deut 24:16 = 2Kgs 14:16 = 2Chr 25:4 ‎בחטא יחמתני אמי‎ Ps 51:7* in sin (condition of sin and guilt) my mother conceived me; ‎אם חטאיכם כשׁנים‎ Isa 1:18 though your sins be like scarlet (in guilt); ‎לא כחטאינו עשׂה לנו‎ Ps 103:10 not according to our sins (their guilt) hath he done to us.

3. punishment for sin: ‎׳‎‎נשׂא ח‎ bear sin (its punishment) Lev 20:20; Lev 24:15 (H), Num 9:13; Num 18:22 (P); with ‎עַל‎, bear sin because of Lev 19:17; Lev 22:9 (H) Num 18:32 (P); bear sins of idols (in worshipping idols) Ezek 23:49 the ideal servant of Yahweh bore the sins of many Isa 53:12 without ‎נשׂא‎, only Lam 3:39 ‎גבר על חטאו‎ (wherefore doth) a man (complain) for the punishment of his sin ?

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