Lexical Definition

‎חֲטָאָה‎ chăṭâʼâh (khat-aw-aw') sin ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎חֵטְא‎

sin (offering).

• an offence, or a sacrifice forit

1) sin, sin offering
1a) sin
1b) sin offering

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: chat.ta.ah (‎ח‎ַ‎ט‎ָּ‎א‎ָ‎ה‎ "sin offering" חַטָּאָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲטָאָה‎ noun feminine sin, sin-offering (?) —

1. sin, chiefly in the phrase ‎גְדֹלָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ great sin Gen 20:9 (E) Exod 32:21; Exod 32:30; Exod 32:31 (JE), 2Kgs 17:21 ‎׳‎‎כְּסוּי ח‎ Ps 32:1 he whose sin is covered is blessed; but the prayer of the wicked becomes sin when he is judged Ps 109:7.

2. sin-offering (according to most) ‎עולה‎ ‎וחטאה‎ Ps 40:7* whole burnt-offering and sin-offering (so Vrss Thes MV SS and others, but < whole burnt-offering with sin see Br ^{MP 329}).

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