Hebrew · H5695, H2403 · unreviewed

עֵגֶל הַחַטָּאת

A (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer ) · an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty , occasion , sacrifice , or expiation ; also (concretely) an offender

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עֵגֶל H5695 a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )
Pronunciation egel
Young bovine denoting vigor and fertility; theologically freighted by idolatry (golden calf) and sacrifice.
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חַטָּאָה H2403 an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty , occasion , sacrifice , or expiation ; also (concretely) an offender
Pronunciation chatta't
Sin encompasses both the transgression and its consequences—the act, guilt, offering, and expiation form an inseparable semantic whole
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What does עֵגֶל הַחַטָּאת (ʿēḡel haḥaṭṭāʾt) mean in the Bible?

עֵגֶל · חַטָּאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "calf of the sin offering / purification offering".

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Meaning

calf of the sin offering / purification offering
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