What does חֲטָּיָא mean in the Bible?
חֲטָּיָא is a Hebrew word meaning "an expiation".
Hebrew · H2409
חֲטָּיָא
An expiation
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חֲטָּיָא H2409
What does חֲטָּיָא mean in the Bible?
חֲטָּיָא is a Hebrew word meaning "an expiation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2409?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and a sin offering (1).
Where does חֲטָּיָא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (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 and a sin offering 1× Ezra 6:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 6:17
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Ezra 1
Source forms
לְחַטָּיָא 1x lə·ḥaṭ·ṭå̄·yå̄ Ezra 6:17
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezra 6:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an expiation
Source Gloss
an expiation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an expiation BDB: sin-offering Usage: sin offering.
Word Origins
חֲטָּיָא is built from this root:
חֲטִי H2408
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