What does פֶּשַׁע · יַעֲקֹב mean in the Bible?
פֶּשַׁע · יַעֲקֹב: Willful breach of covenant relationship; rebellion with moral agency, distinct from inadvertent sin
Hebrew · H6588, H3290
פֶּשַׁע
A revolt (national, moral or religious) · Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch
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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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יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch
What does פֶּשַׁע (pesha yaʿaqov) mean in the Bible?
פֶּשַׁע · יַעֲקֹב: Willful breach of covenant relationship; rebellion with moral agency, distinct from inadvertent sin
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6588, H3290?
H6588, H3290 is connected to 442 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Willful breach of covenant relationship; rebellion with moral agency, distinct from inadvertent sin
Source Gloss
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
Extended definition
Willful breach of covenant relationship; rebellion with moral agency, distinct from inadvertent sin
rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
Grammatical Forms
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Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
Rebellious breach of covenant by the people descended from Jacob, not mere accidental wrongdoing.
Word Origins
פֶּשַׁע is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
It highlights that the problem is willful covenant-breaking among God’s own people. This prepares the way for the gospel’s emphasis on the depth of human rebellion and the need for a substitutionary atonement rather than superficial reform. Micah 1:1-5
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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