What does חֲטָאָה (ḥăṭāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲטָאָה (ḥăṭāʾāh): Denotes both the transgression and its prescribed ritual remedy, bridging violation and restoration in covenant law
Hebrew · H2401
חֲטָאָה
An offence , or a sacrifice for it
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חֲטָאָה H2401
Pronunciation ḥăṭāʾāh
What does חֲטָאָה (ḥăṭāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲטָאָה (ḥăṭāʾāh): Denotes both the transgression and its prescribed ritual remedy, bridging violation and restoration in covenant law
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2401?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sin (3), a sin (1), and sin offerings (1), as sin (1), guilt (1).
Where does חֲטָאָה (ḥăṭāʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 20:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Psalms (3), 2 Kings (1), Genesis (1).
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 sin 3× Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:31, 2 Kings 17:21
a sin 1× Exodus 32:21
and sin offerings 1× Psalms 40:6
as sin 1× Psalms 109:7
guilt 1× Genesis 20:9
whose sins 1× Psalms 32:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 20:9 חֲטָאָ֣ה to guilt Noun - feminine singular Exodus 32:21 חֲטָאָ֥ה to a sin Noun - feminine singular Exodus 32:30 חֲטָאָ֣ה to sin Noun - feminine singular Exodus 32:31 חֲטָאָ֣ה to sin Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 17:21 חֲטָאָ֥ה to sin Noun - feminine singular Psalms 32:1 חֲטָאָֽה׃ to whose sins Noun - feminine singular Psalms 40:6 וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה to and sin offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 109:7 לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ to as sin Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 20:9
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 2 Kings 1 Psalms 3
Source forms
חֲטָאָ֣ה 3x ḥă·ṭā·’āh Genesis 20:9, Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:31
חֲטָאָ֥ה 2x ḥă·ṭā·’āh Exodus 32:21, 2 Kings 17:21
וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה 1x wa·ḥă·ṭā·’āh Psalms 40:6
חֲטָאָֽה׃ 1x ḥă·ṭā·’āh Psalms 32:1
לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ 1x la·ḥă·ṭā·’āh Psalms 109:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 6x Genesis 20:9, Exodus 32:21, Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 40:6
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 109:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes both the transgression and its prescribed ritual remedy, bridging violation and restoration in covenant law
Source Gloss
an offence , or a sacrifice for it
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes both the transgression and its prescribed ritual remedy, bridging violation and restoration in covenant law
an offence, or a sacrifice for it BDB: sin Usage: sin (offering).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲטָאָה is built from this root:
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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