What does פֶּשַׁע · παράβασις mean in the Bible?
פֶּשַׁע · παράβασις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rebellion or transgression against authority".
Hebrew · H6588, G3847
פֶּשַׁע
A revolt (national, moral or religious) · violation
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פֶּשַׁע H6588 a revolt (national, moral or religious)
Pronunciation pesha
Deliberate rebellion against established authority—God or ruler—emphasizing volitional defiance rather than inadvertent error
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παράβασις G3847 violation
Pronunciation parábasis
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What does פֶּשַׁע (pesha) mean in the Bible?
פֶּשַׁע · παράβασις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rebellion or transgression against authority".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6588, G3847?
H6588, G3847 is connected to 93 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. rebellion or transgression against authority
Strong's H6588, G3847
Lexical occurrences 93 verses Source Gloss
rebellion or transgression against authority
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּשַׁע is built from this root:
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