חָטָא
Strong's H2398
châṭâʼ
/khaw-taw'/
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2398
- Hebrew
- חָטָא
- Transliteration
- châṭâʼ
- Pronunciation
- /khaw-taw'/
- KJV Translations
- 16 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
bear the blamecleansecommit (sin)by faultharm he hath donelossmiss(make) offend(-er)offer for sinpurgepurify (self)make reconciliation(causemake) sin(-ful-ness)trespass
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of châṭâʼ:
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