Hebrew · H376, H2399

אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ

A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a crime or its penalty

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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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חֵטְא H2399 a crime or its penalty
Pronunciation ḥēṭĕʾ
Sin as both transgression and its inescapable consequence; moral violation inherently carries divine penalty
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What does אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ (ish beḥetʾo) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · חֵטְא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)".

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Meaning

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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