What does חַטָּא (ḥaṭāʾ) mean in the Bible?
חַטָּא (ḥaṭāʾ): One reckoned guilty or criminal; emphasizes status or accountability rather than mere action alone
Hebrew · H2400
חַטָּא
A criminal , or one accounted guilty
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חַטָּא H2400
Pronunciation ḥaṭāʾ
What does חַטָּא (ḥaṭāʾ) mean in the Bible?
חַטָּא (ḥaṭāʾ): One reckoned guilty or criminal; emphasizes status or accountability rather than mere action alone
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How does the BSB render H2400?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sinners (5), the sinners (3), and sinners (2), of sinners (2), are on the sinful (1).
Where does חַטָּא (ḥaṭāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Isaiah (3), Proverbs (3), Amos (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It sinners 5× Psalms 25:8, Psalms 26:9, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 13:21
the sinners 3× Isaiah 13:9, Isaiah 33:14, Amos 9:10
and sinners 2× Psalms 51:13, Isaiah 1:28
of sinners 2× Numbers 32:14, Psalms 1:1
are on the sinful 1× Amos 9:8
as criminals 1× 1 Kings 1:21
May sinners 1× Psalms 104:35
nor sinners 1× Psalms 1:5
sinning 1× Genesis 13:13
the sinful 1× 1 Samuel 15:18
who sinned 1× Numbers 16:38
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Genesis 13:13 וְחַטָּאִ֑ים to sinning Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Numbers 16:38 הַֽחַטָּאִ֨ים to who sinned Article | Adjective - masculine plural Numbers 32:14 חַטָּאִ֑ים to of sinners Adjective - masculine plural 1 Samuel 15:18 הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ to the sinful Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1 Kings 1:21 חַטָּאִֽים׃ to as criminals Adjective - masculine plural Psalms 1:1 חַ֭טָּאִים to of sinners Adjective - masculine plural Psalms 1:5 וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים to nor sinners Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Psalms 25:8 חַטָּאִ֣ים to sinners Adjective - masculine plural Psalms 26:9 חַטָּאִ֣ים to sinners Adjective - masculine plural Psalms 51:13 וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים to and sinners Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 13:13
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 8
Genesis 1 Numbers 2 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 Psalms 6 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 3 Amos 2
Source forms
וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים 2x wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm Psalms 1:5, Psalms 51:13
חַ֭טָּאִים 2x ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm Psalms 1:1, Proverbs 13:21
חַטָּאִ֣ים 2x ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm Psalms 25:8, Psalms 26:9
בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים 1x ba·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm Proverbs 23:17
הַֽחַטָּאָ֔ה 1x ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’āh Amos 9:8
הַֽחַטָּאִ֨ים 1x ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm Numbers 16:38
הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ 1x ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm 1 Samuel 15:18
וְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָ 1x wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’e·hā Isaiah 13:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 9x Numbers 32:14, 1 Kings 1:21, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 25:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 4x Genesis 13:13, Psalms 1:5, Psalms 51:13, Isaiah 1:28
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 2x Numbers 16:38, 1 Samuel 15:18
Adjective - masculine plural construct 1x Amos 9:10
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1x Amos 9:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 13:9
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 23:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. One reckoned guilty or criminal; emphasizes status or accountability rather than mere action alone
Source Gloss
a criminal , or one accounted guilty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
One reckoned guilty or criminal; emphasizes status or accountability rather than mere action alone
a criminal, or one accounted guilty BDB: sinful Usage: offender, sinful, sinner.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
One guilty of wrongdoing who experiences pursuit by misfortune
A wrongdoer whose wealth is reserved for the righteous as judgment
Those guilty of transgression whose ultimate fate contrasts with the righteous
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 19 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain