וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵטְא
To exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · a crime or its penalty
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
חֵטְא H2399 a crime or its penalty
What does וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵטְא (vehayah vekha chet) mean in the Bible?
הָיָה · חֵטְא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)". to exist , i.
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Meaning
Word Origins
וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵטְא is built from this root:
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.